German cities richest in Europe, UK cities ranking low 20-11-2006 Research by Britain’s Barclays Bank shows that, by GDP, Frankfurt is Europe’s
richest city. The southern German city of Karlsruhe is placed second, followed
by Paris in third place. Seven out of the top ten cities are German. London, the
highest ranked UK city, is in 23rd position. Liverpool occupies last place in
the Barclays Bank ranking.
English provincial cities are lagging behind equivalent cities in mainland
Europe. “They perform less well and make a smaller contribution to national
economic welfare than many provincial cities in Germany and other European
countries,” says a study carried out by the European Institute of Urban Affairs
at Liverpool John Moores University.
The Liverpool University study was commissioned by the British Office of the
Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) and supported by the Core Cities Working Group,
which is a partnership of the eight English provincial cities (Birmingham,
Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, and Sheffield),
the nine Regional Development Agencies, and the departments of central
government primarily concerned with national economic performance, including the
ODPM, the Treasury, and the Departments of Trade and Industry, Transport and
Culture, Media and Sport.
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