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Berlin is most dynamic city in Germany

November 24th 2019

By The Local.de

Three decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the capital took first place in terms of dynamism.

 For the annual city ranking, the company IW Consult of the employer-oriented Institute of the German Economy compares the current situation, rates of change of certain indicators (dynamics) as well as future perspectives of cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants.

 Factors such as economic structure, the labour market, real estate, research strength, future industries and quality of life were analyzed.

 However, other studies have arrived at different results. Research recently conducted by the Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI) and the private bank Berenberg claimed Berlin has the best prospects for the future – although the study only considered the 30 largest German cities.

 The capital city scored with a comparatively high percentage increase in population and the highest growth in the number of people employed.

 According to the study, Berlin has upped its pace significantly, particularly when it comes to the labour and real estate markets. Between 2012 and 2017, around 250,000 more people moved to Berlin than left.

 Munich ranked second in the list of 'dynamic' cities, followed by Fürth, also in Bavaria.