According to a report by the Boston Consultancy Group, two cities in the UAE were ranked among the best cities to operate. Dubai ranked third, Abu Dhabi fourth. In total, 150,000 people were interviewed. The high quality of jobs offered, high incomes, low taxes and a high quality of life were cited as reasons why respondents chose the UAE.
An important factor in the choice of the UAE was that the time to obtain visas reduced from 30 to 5 days, and the number of documents from 16 to 5.
The top 10 best cities to operate is as follows:
1. London
2. Amsterdam
3. Dubai
4. Abu Dhabi
5. New York
6. Berlin
7. Singapore
8. Barcelona
9. Tokyo
10. Sydney