New York tops Ernst & Young's global investment attractiveness survey. - New York is traditionally considered the most economically attractive place in the world by chief executive officers (CEOs) and according to a survey by Ernst & Young, still tops London and Paris. An attractiveness survey of 508 European, Asian and US CEOs found that New York headed the attractiveness list (79% of respondents), London (60%), Paris (53%), Tokyo (20%) and Peking and Hong Kong (9% each). The study also reveals that: 1) global attractiveness is moving east: several Asian cities are now among the cities judged most attractive for setting up business. New York is again number one with 18% but has Peking hard on its heels (17%) and Shanghai (17%). London and Paris are fourth and fifth with 16% and 13% respectively, followed by Mumbai (11%), Moscow (10%), Dubai, Hong Kong and Tokyo (9%) each; 2) Moscow is the city most CEOs say is the city in which they want to invest in the next few years with 10%, closely followed by Paris and Peking (9% each), London (8%), Mumbai, Singapore and Shanghai (6% each). In terms of European attractiveness, Paris is considered the most attractive European city in many economic sectors, particularly design and luxury goods (70%), hotels and leisure (48%), aeronautics (37%) and agri-foods (36%). The French capital has lost this position in the high added value tertiary industries: London is at the top of financial and insurance services, corporate services, information and communication technology and software.