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Riyadh ranked 87th globally and sixth in the Arab world on the 2013 list of the competitiveness of major cities in the world conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit in cooperation with Citibank Banking Group, which came under the title Hot spots and future competitiveness of cities until 2025.

Dubai ranked first in the Arab world and 23rd globally, followed by Doha in second place in the Arab world and 24th globally, Abu Dhabi in third place in the Arab world and 39th globally, Kuwait in 63rd place in the world and fourth in the Arab world, followed by Muscat in fifth place in the Arab world and 64th globally, and finally Cairo in seventh place in the Arab world and 106th globally.

Globally, New York and London ranked first and second, while Singapore, Hong Kong and Tokyo retained their third, fourth and fifth positions, respectively.
This comes at a time when the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) report revealed that Riyadh ranked eighth globally as the least risky city in the index of cities most exposed to environmental and natural hazards during 2012.

In the same report, Riyadh ranked sixth in the Arab world in the index of the most competitive cities in the world. Riyadh was preceded by Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Kuwait and Muscat, while Cairo, Alexandria and Beirut followed. The report ranks the world's most competitive cities based on their ability to attract capital, business, talent and tourists. The EIU followed the City Competitiveness Index, which measures cities in eight different categories of competitiveness and 31 individual indicators.
The categories include economic strength, human development, institutional effectiveness, financial maturity, global attractions, physical capital, social and cultural character and environmental and natural hazards. A city's ranking in the benchmark index represents the sum of the scores for the core categories.