article_snippet: Kiev, for example, was dropped 38 places amid the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine.
article_snippet: Given the slide in the Russian rouble, Moscow and St Petersburg would rank in the bottom ten under current exchange rates.
article_snippet: Caracas ranked sixth overall last year, but The Economist Intelligence Unit has dropped 124 places given the state of The Economist Intelligence Unit shrinking economy.
highlights_snippet: Caracas fell 124 places given the state of Venezuela's shrinking economy .