Vision to reality: Yeouido is earmarked to become Asia's leading financial hub
Based on strong economic fundamentals and improving infrastructure, Seoul is gearing up to become a key player in the new global financial paradigm, says Paul Moon, director-general of Seoul's Investment Bureau.
The threat of an exodus away from today's leading Western financial centres looms as regulators draw up measures to reduce systemic risk, and the appeal of tax havens and expanding Asian centres rises, Writes Silvia Pavoni.
While the the world’s major financial centres are in disarray, smaller European markets are reaping the benefits. Writer Charles Piggott.
As Asia-Pacific’s fourth most-prominent financial services centre, with plans to open an international financial precinct on its foreshore, Sydney is going from strength to strength. By Morris Iemma.
The Netherlands offers one of the world’s most well-connected and business-friendly environments. By Akkie Lansberg.
Qatar is emerging as one of the Middle East’s most dynamic economies, with a clear vision for its future and the means and determination to achieve it. By Steve Martin.
The government’s commitment to reform Chile and improve its economic and physical infrastructure has paid off by putting the country on a par with the world’s leading nations, says Chile’s vice-minister of finance. By María Olivia Recart.
The South Korean and Seoul metropolitan governments are working hard to ensure Seoul’s position as a global financial centre in north-east Asia, writes the director-general of Seoul’s Finance and Investment Bureau. By Paik Yoonbeom.
Madrid owes it success to an efficient financial industry and its position as the decision-making centre of Spanish multinationals, says the general manager of the Madrid Financial Centre. By Isabel Martín Castellá.
The prosperous Israeli economy is aiming to attract global investors through new regulation and tax structures in order to become an international financial centre. By Yarom Ariav.
