Dublin’s financial pull outstrips Geneva

DUBLIN has pushed ahead of Washington DC, Barcelona and Geneva in a list of the world’s most influential financial centres.

Ireland’s capital city retained its placing at 31st, with a score of 51.77, in a Mastercard survey of 75 cities worldwide.

Despite coming under pressure recently for the decision of firms such as Shire and UBM to move their operations out of London to Dublin, Britain’s capital topped the list with a score of 79.17.