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Each year Mercer one of the leading consulting companies in the world gathers its team of experts, puts together data on 39 factors that have an impact on one´s living conditions and ranks the planet´s cities according to them. This is a ranking of high importance to mayors, governments, investors and the local population. Recent years have shown that European cities particularly from Central Europe - are quite dominant in the top ten, occupying most of the positions. Big metropolises have a hard time securing a spot even in the top twenty, which according to experts indicates that living conditions are the best in relatively small, ´´green´´, clean and safe cities. In order to find out more about Mercer, its annual ranking and cities like Vienna, Zürich, Geneva, Vancouver, Düsseldorf and others read this book.

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