Top Arab Cities 2010
By Trends • Jun 1st, 201010. Amman came tenth in our global ranking, with fourth position in education, and seventh in security & human rights.
9. Tunis came ninth in our global ranking, fourth in entertainment & culture, fifth in education, and ninth in business.
8. Jeddah came eighth in our global ranking, seventh in business, sixth in health, and fifth in telecommunications.
7. Kuwait came seventh in our global ranking, third in health, sixth in telecommunications, and eighth in business.
6. Riyadh came sixth in our global ranking but fourth in business, sixth in health, and seventh in telecommunications.
5. Muscat came fifth in our global ranking, fourth in the sectors of security & human rights, sixth in business, ninth in entertainment & culture, and eighth in the telecommunications category.
4. Manama came fourth in our global ranking but third in the sectors of entertainment & culture and telecommunications.
3. Doha came third in our global ranking but scored high in the economy & business sector and in education and ranked fourth in telecommunications and health.
2. Dubai came second in our global ranking but first in the sectors of education, entertainment & culture, health, and telecommunications.
1. Abu Dhabi takes top spot, with high placings in most categories and table topping results in both health and education.
Top Arab Cities
The city of Abu Dhabi in the U.A.E. was ranked as Top Arab City this year, as it took the lead in most sectors used in the study. Gulf cities hold the first positions in this year’s study thanks, of course, to The spirit of competition should be nurtured at the city level to incite them to develop successfully Top Arab Cities 2010 Getty/ Gallo Images May 2010 | TRENDS 99 their oil wealth. Oil equals wealth, and wealth equals a high ranking; that means oil equals a high ranking. With a whopping 45 percent of the world’s oil reservces and 20 percent of its gas reserves, the Gulf countries have a central role in the world economy. The situation enables them to reach economic growth rates even under the gloomiest of economic conditions. According to a study released by the global research organization the Conference Board, Gulf countries have witnessed a high economic growth in the past few years with an average of 5.1 percent yearly in the energy sectors. As for the growth of non-oil industries, the IMF indicated that GDP growth reached 3.2 percent in 2009.
