Dublin slips in financial survey

DUBLIN has slipped nine places in an annual survey measuring the status of international financial centres.

The seventh annual Global Financial Centres study — carried out by City of London-based economic think-tank Z/Yen — has ranked Dublin as joint 31st (along with the Canadian city of Hamilton) out of 45 leading international financial districts; which were measured in terms of such aspects as infrastructure, people skills, confidence and business environment.

While Dublin was ranked in 22nd place in the last edition of the study, the capital has only dropped one point in terms of rating, to 612 points.