For centuries, global financial centers have served as a linchpin for capital market activity. These hubs share important features, from the infrastructure to facilitate billions of transactions to the regulatory framework to promote more transparent markets. As economies have evolved, so have centers for global business—however the transition can shift slowly. This graphic shows the top global financial centers in 2023, based on rankings from the consultancy group Z/Yen. How Cities Were Ranked To analyze the strength of each financial center, Z/Yen looked at the following areas of competitiveness: Financial Sector ... (full story)