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Istanbul's strategic location between Asia and Europe has always been vital to its success. The city has grown from an ancient trading hub to a modern port and it is thought to generate more than half of all of Turkey's trade.
Istanbul is Turkey's manufacturing and business hub with its environs producing fruit, olive oil, tobacco, cotton, textiles, oil products, ... read more »

Since joining the EU in 1986 Portugal has moved from its agrarian roots more towards industry and service. However, agriculture still employs around 10% of the workforce, large by Western European standards. The country produces wheat, maize, potatoes, tomatoes, olives, grapes, fish and meat and dairy products. Portugal joined the Eurozone in 1999, and since then the economy has stagnated.
The ... read more »

One of the world's great cities, London is a frenzied and diverse capital with a cornucopia of architectural wonders and rich heritage. As has been well documented, it is currently weathering the storm of the world-wide economic crisis that has seen the city's status as the world's pre-eminent financial centre tremble. London is currently gearing up for the 2012 Olympics, the ... read more »

Confident, cash-rich and civilised, Moscow is the city that's come in from the cold, and then some. Nowadays, there are an estimated 40 billionaires in Moscow, all enjoying the strong ruble, whilst being driven forwards by sky-high oil prices in a city with a real attraction for investment banks. Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs now compete with the natives, Renaissance Capital and ... read more »

Munich calls up cheery images of beer halls, baroque churches and Oktoberfest but in reality this great city is an economic power player and Germany's leading commercial hub. Formerly, agricultural, the region is now focussed on cars, electronics, insurance, IT and many other modern day industries. Munich's main daily newspaper is Süddeutsche Zeitung, which is also popular elsewhere in Germany. Its ... read more »