City Concentration Is a Strategic Risk Variable

Colliers reported that Bengaluru and Hyderabad accounted for more than 60% of GCC leasing in its 2026 analysis.[2] Concentration reflects genuine ecosystem strength, but it also creates shared exposure to transport, infrastructure, wage pressure and regional disruption.

Analysis

Diversification is not automatically safer. A secondary location without the required talent, leadership or supplier ecosystem can introduce a different form of risk.

Osmos Global analysis: location strategy should segment the mandate. Highly interdependent work may benefit from ecosystem density; resilient or scalable work packages may support a distributed model. The decision should compare correlated risk with coordination cost.

Leadership implications

For CRE teams, concentration should appear as a portfolio risk metric alongside cost and capacity. For GCC leaders, the relevant question is not whether another city is cheaper, but which parts of the mandate can operate there without weakening coordination or control.

Decision lens

Recommended action. Add a concentration stress test to every GCC location decision, including power, water, mobility, talent, leadership succession and recovery capacity.