Reading Named Best Micro City for Infrastructure

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The FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) magazine has announced its European Cities and Regions of the Future 2010/11 results today (18 February), naming Reading as the Best Micro City for Infrastructure.

The Micro European City of the Future 2010/11 award went to Eindhoven in the Netherlands, primarily due to its high positions in the categories of economic potential and business friendliness. In the same category, Reading won the Best Micro City for Infrastructure and was ranked the 8th best Micro City overall. Monaco achieved Best Micro City for Quality of Life.  (Micro cities are defined as having a population of 250,000 or less.)

The UK’s South East was awarded the title of FDI magazine’s European Region of the Future 2010/11, followed by Ile-de-France and Nordrhein-Westfalen in Germany. Flanders was recognized as the Best European Region for FDI strategy.

The UK’s South East was also awarded the Best Northern European Region of the Future followed by the Capital Region of Denmark at second place and Scotland at third.

The award for Best FDI Strategy in Northern Europe category was dominated by the UK regions, with Yorkshire and Humberside ranking second, followed by Scotland and Thames Valley ranking third and fourth.

The full report can be found here: http://www.fdimagazine.com/cp/26/European-Cities-and-Regions-of-the-Future-2010-11.pdf