Dubai ranked first in the Middle East region and eighth globally in the Global Power City Index (GPCI) 2023 for city cleanliness, work flexibility, low unemployment and corporate tax.This came according to a report issued by Japan’s Mori Memorial Foundation’s Institute for Urban Strategies.

Taking to X, on Monday, November 27, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, welcomed the news and praised Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, for his “vision to consolidate Dubai’s global leadership”.