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Sydney rounded off the top 10 best cities for professionals to relocate to for work. Bloomberg
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London continued to rank as the top global city for professionals to move for work because of abundant economic opportunities, its use of English as the primary language and its welcoming atmosphere, despite Brexit, according to a report by BCG. Getty Images
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Amsterdam was ranked second on the list. Photo: PA
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Dubai was the third most sought-after global city for professionals to work in. Victor Besa / The National
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Abu Dhabi stood fourth and was one of two Middle Eastern cities, along with Dubai, that made it on to the list. Khushnum Bhandari for The National
New York was the fifth-most popular city for global professionals to move to for work because of the availability of jobs and innovation. Reuters
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Berlin was ranked sixth owing to the quality of job opportunities. Getty Images
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Singapore occupied the seventh position and was ranked high for safety, stability and high income levels. AFP
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Barcelona in Spain was ranked eighth and favoured for its quality of life. Getty Images
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Tokyo was in ninth position and outranked several cities in terms of innovation and digitisation. EPA
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Sydney rounded off the top 10 best cities for professionals to relocate to for work. Bloomberg
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London continued to rank as the top global city for professionals to move for work because of abundant economic opportunities, its use of English as the primary language and its welcoming atmosphere, despite Brexit, according to a report by BCG. Getty Images
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Amsterdam was ranked second on the list. Photo: PA
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Dubai was the third most sought-after global city for professionals to work in. Victor Besa / The National
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Abu Dhabi stood fourth and was one of two Middle Eastern cities, along with Dubai, that made it on to the list. Khushnum Bhandari for The National
New York was the fifth-most popular city for global professionals to move to for work because of the availability of jobs and innovation. Reuters
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Berlin was ranked sixth owing to the quality of job opportunities. Getty Images
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Singapore occupied the seventh position and was ranked high for safety, stability and high income levels. AFP
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Barcelona in Spain was ranked eighth and favoured for its quality of life. Getty Images
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Tokyo was in ninth position and outranked several cities in terms of innovation and digitisation. EPA
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Sydney rounded off the top 10 best cities for professionals to relocate to for work. Bloomberg
Dubai and Abu Dhabi rank among top five global cities to work in
London and Amsterdam top list of cities for talent to relocate to, BCG report finds
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