homes of the world’s top stock exchanges

where investors buy and sell shares in major corporations

hubs of global finance and capitalism

Attributes of Global City

Challenges of a Global City

the home of Hollywood

main headquarters of Sony

New York has the ___

London has the ___

Tokyo has the ___

the movie-making mecca, can now rival the Big Apple’s cultural influences.

is the home of the most powerful internet companies

Centers of trade and finance in China

The Chinese government reopened the ___ in late 1990, and since then, it has grown to become the fifth largest stock market in the world

“most livable cities” — places with good public ‘transpo’, thriving cultural scene, and relatively easy pace of life

has the largest stock market in the world

houses the most number of corporate headquarters

plays a critical role in the global economic supply chain ever since china has become the manufacturing center of the world

has the world’s busiest container port, moving over 33 million container units in 2013

where many of the top IT programmers and engineers from Asia have moved to become some of the key figures in Silicon Valley’s technology boom.

remains a preferred destination for many Filipinos with nursing degrees

is considered Asia’s most competitive city because of its strong market efficient and incorruptible government, and livability

houses the regional offices of many major global corporations

Center of authority examples global cities

is the seat of American state power. People around the world know its major landmarks: the White House, the Capitol Building (Congress), the Supreme Court, the Lincoln Memorial, and the Washington Monument.

Australia’s political capital, is the home to the country’s top politicians, bureaucrats, and policy advisors

is where the headquarters of the United Nations is located.

is where the headquarters of the European Union is.

capital of Indonesia, is the location of the headquarters of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

where the European Central Bank, which overseas the Euro, is based

is the center of the American film industry.

is now considered one of the culinary capitals of the world

It is the birthplace of “New Nordic” cuisine

is where many prominent post-punk and New Wave bands — Joy Division, the Smiths, the Happy Mondays — made it a global household name.

houses some of the region’s top television stations and news organizations (MTV Southeast Asia and Channel News Asia)

Its various art galleries and cinemas also show paintings from artists and filmmakers, respectively, from the Philippines and Thailand

they experience the lack of public transportation and their governments’ inability to regulate their car industries have made these cities extremely polluted.

because of the city’s extensive train system, have the lowest per capita carbon footprint in the United States.

have relatively low per capita carbon footprints.

2012 Global Cities Ranking according to Denis Ushakov's criteria: