By Jean-Mathieu Potvin

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/07/17/bocom-sea-turtle-index_n_3611168.html

By The Huffington Post Canada

Montreal has been ranked the best city in the world for foreign students and wealthy investor-parents looking for the biggest bang for their buck, according to a new index by one of China’s biggest banks.

Bank of Communications, China’s fifth largest bank by assets, recently teamed up with Economist Intelligence Unit to create a guide targeting “families with enough cash on hand to consider a college education abroad for their kids,” according the Wall Street Journal.

The Bank of Communications (BOCOM) “Sea Turtle” Index (a reference to a Chinese nickname for high-flying expat graduates) ranked 80 key cities on a scale of 24 indicators including potential educational returns, financial returns, real-estate-related returns, work experience and social experience.

“Montreal offers a highly attractive combination of world-class education options along with a culturally vibrant and socially diverse landscape, and is also one of the safest cities covered in this index,” says BCOM.

“Real estate investment prospects are positive, with steady growth in prices along with a low-fee, low-taxation environment for foreign investors. Canada welcomes graduates to stay on job-seeking for up to 3 years, though opportunities may be somewhat limited in Montreal due to a fairly high unemployment rate and only modest GDP growth.”

Toronto also ranked highly, in the fourth spot, following London and Hong Kong. Rounding out the top 10 where Cambridge, Oxford, Boston, Sydney, Zurich and New York — not a bad showing for Canada considering all of the Ivy League competition.

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