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19th: Dubai. 19 new international brand entrants in 2014. Pictured, the Dubal Mall. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National

2nd: Tokyo. 48 new international brand entrants in 2014. Yuriko Nakao / Reuters

3rd: Hong Kong. 43 new international brand entrants in 2014. Anthony Wallace / AFP

4th: Abu Dhabi. 42 new international brand entrants in 2014. People enjoy their first day at The Galleria, checking out the stores and shopping at the brand new luxury mall at Sowwah Square on Al Maryah Island in Abu Dhabi. Silvia Razgova / The National (Editors note: Al Maryah Island (formerly Sowwah Island) has been classified as an investment zone, setting it at the forefront of Abu Dhabi's real estate opportunities. It is a 114 hectare mixed-use residential, retail, leisure, hotel and commercial development in the heart of Abu Dhabi. It is designated by the emirate's Urban Planning Council to be the capital's Central Business District (CBD). Sowwah Square is the exclusively commercial first phase of Abu Dhabi's new Central Business District (CBD). (Source: http://www.almaryahisland.ae/)

5th: Berlin. 35 new international brand entrants in 2014. Sean Gallup / Getty Images

6th: Beijing. 34 new international brand entrants in 2014. Frederic Brown / AFP

7th: London. 31 new international brand entrants in 2014. Newscast Limited via AP Images

Joint 7th: Moscow. 31 new international brand entrants in 2014. Yuri Kadobnov / AFP

9th: Shanghai. 31 new international brand entrants in 2014. Reuters

10th: Frankfurt. 29 new international brand entrants in 2014. Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters

19th: Dubai. 19 new international brand entrants in 2014. Pictured, the Dubal Mall. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National

2nd: Tokyo. 48 new international brand entrants in 2014. Yuriko Nakao / Reuters

3rd: Hong Kong. 43 new international brand entrants in 2014. Anthony Wallace / AFP

4th: Abu Dhabi. 42 new international brand entrants in 2014. People enjoy their first day at The Galleria, checking out the stores and shopping at the brand new luxury mall at Sowwah Square on Al Maryah Island in Abu Dhabi. Silvia Razgova / The National (Editors note: Al Maryah Island (formerly Sowwah Island) has been classified as an investment zone, setting it at the forefront of Abu Dhabi's real estate opportunities. It is a 114 hectare mixed-use residential, retail, leisure, hotel and commercial development in the heart of Abu Dhabi. It is designated by the emirate's Urban Planning Council to be the capital's Central Business District (CBD). Sowwah Square is the exclusively commercial first phase of Abu Dhabi's new Central Business District (CBD). (Source: http://www.almaryahisland.ae/)

5th: Berlin. 35 new international brand entrants in 2014. Sean Gallup / Getty Images

6th: Beijing. 34 new international brand entrants in 2014. Frederic Brown / AFP

7th: London. 31 new international brand entrants in 2014. Newscast Limited via AP Images

Joint 7th: Moscow. 31 new international brand entrants in 2014. Yuri Kadobnov / AFP

9th: Shanghai. 31 new international brand entrants in 2014. Reuters

10th: Frankfurt. 29 new international brand entrants in 2014. Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters

19th: Dubai. 19 new international brand entrants in 2014. Pictured, the Dubal Mall. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National

In pictures: The World’s hottest retail markets

Julie Nicholson

May 28, 2014

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Find out which city tops the rankings as world’s hottest retail market for international brands according to the latest edition of How Global is the Business of Retail? by global property advisor CBRE. And where do Abu Dhabi and Dubai place?