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Macao, Izmir, Bursa or Xiamen are not the best known cities on the planet, but they are among the 10 that grew the most in 2014.

The results of a study of more than 300 cities of the US research center Brookings Institute show that five of the 10 with the most economic growth are in China, four in Turkey and the rest is Dubai.

Tokyo, New York, Paris and London, which are among the richest on the planet, have not had the same levels of growth as these cities in developing countries.

Joseph Parilla, co-author of the study, is not surprised by this difference.

"The measure of growth is the growth of GDP per capita because it gives an idea of ​​the average income and the growth of employment due to its economic impact. the developed countries, "Parilla told BBC World.

Globally, the 300 large cities the Brookings Institute compares account for 20% of the world's population, but account for 50% of the world's economic output.

Macao tops the table, followed by Izmir , Istanbul and Mursa .

Fifth is Dubai .

In the sixth, seventh and eighth the Chinese Kunming , Hangzhou and Xiamen .

The Turkish capital Ankara is in ninth place: it closes the table of the first 10 the Chinese Fuzhou .