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North America
Combine urban sprawl with Southern charm and add a dash of blue-chip business.
In architecture and business, this Midwestern metropolis blends brilliance and resilience.
It's the city that oil and gas built, but these days it's buzzing with much more.
It's known for movies and moguls, but L.A. offers sprawling potential for business and leisure.
Insider information is a must in such an immense metropolis.
Power players still gravitate towards the ever changing, ever compelling New York.
The ups and downs aren't just in the streets. But these days, San Francisco is hitting a new high.
In the U.S. capital, not everything revolves around the federal government-just most things.
South America
Argentines have weathered drama in their economy and in their culture.
Sprawling and humming, it's the financial, gastronomic, and cultural heart of Brazil.
This business-savvy metropolis is prosperous, conservative, and a draw for international figures.
Europe
Not since its 17th-century golden age has Amsterdam witnessed such excitement.
East Germany's central-bank building is now a luxury hotel. Need we say more?
Brussels' relaxed mood and small size belie its exalted role as the capital of Europe.
This banking center is finally starting to shake off its superserious reputation.
It's abuzz with energy and awash with international money; no wonder they simply call part of it the City.
Madrid manages to mix elegance with economic growth. And, it will teach you to love a late dinner.
Milan may be best known as Italy's fashion capital, but it's also a financial powerhouse.
Once the heart of the Wild East, Moscow today is more confident, more civilized, and cash-rich.
It's not only food and fashion that quicken the pulse in Paris-La Bourse can be as compelling as Le Louvre.
The Eternal City is rich in culture, but not in culture alone.
What Sweden lacks in size, it makes up for in creativity, and its main city is no exception.
Asia
India's technology capital is more worldly than ever, offering everything from rickshaw rides to risotto dinners.
China's capital is far from forbidden. Beijing's business is booming, and the city is racing towards the 2008 Olympics.
In the financial center of the Middle East, businessmen in bespoke suits mingle with dishdasha-clad Emiratis among the some of the world's tallest-and most extravagant-buildings.
It has big banks, big buildings, big bucks-and competition for first place among Asia's business cities.
Bridging East and West, ancient and modern, is what this Turkish city has always done best.
It knows how to make money; now South Korea's capital city is learning how to spend it.
China's economic boom is changing everything, from the streets to the skyline. Welcome to the wild, wild east.
This tiny city-state packs a major business punch.
"Made in Taiwan" now means something far more modern.
Perched on the edge of the Mediterranean, this city is a vibrant, cosmopolitan haven in a tumultuous region.
Japan's economic recovery may not have reached all corners of the country, but Tokyo is emphatically back.
Africa
In the Egyptian capital, ancient traditions mix with modern business practices.
This South African city is the continent's financial center, the place where deals and fortunes are made.
Australia
Don't be fooled by the beaches and easy vibe. Sydney is a pulsating antipodean financial hub.
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