A.T. Kearney's annual survey of attractive business locations shows how much the world changes and yet stays the same. Consistent with last year, India, China and Malaysia took the top three tops due to their educated workforce and relatively low wages. The surprise, maybe, is that the United States rose in attractiveness. But don't get too excited. The main reason was the weak dollar which made the U.S. more competitive against other locations.

Poland, the Czeck Republic and Hungary all fell as demand for resources drove up costs. Egypt and Jordan improved their postions as more companies considered the Middle East.