Hong Kong: address book
All the practical information you need to organise your next business trip to Hong Kong.
Offices: Feng shui efficiency
In Hong Kong, the secrets of greater profitability and efficiency lie between the lions and the dragons... They concern the art of designing living and working spaces, a living ancestral tradition.
China Hong Kong: a solid, liberal island
For the fifteenth year running, Hong Kong has just been voted 'most liberal economy in the world' by the American think-tank the Heritage Foundation," says a jubilant David O'Rear, an economist at the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce. This is partly due to very low tax rates", explains this American who has lived in Hong Kong for 25 years.
Strategy: Vision 2030
When it comes to the environment and urban development, the Hong Kong government is keeping a low profile. While it is easy to obtain information about its action plan for 2030, it is difficult to find out who the main players are. This is probably because, as its name suggests, the 2030 Study is still only a study. But also because the bar has been set very high: the aim is to maintain Hong Kong's position as Asia's World City.
Mexico Polanco
Philip Plisson: from journeys to images
Business palaces: Parisian business centres
Hollywood: on the road again
Hollywood is all about the big white letters hanging from the hills, the glamour, the showbiz and film stars... But it's also about a neighbourhood that was neglected for decades and is finally regaining its glitz and glamour.
University: success made in Ucla
The fourth-largest employer in the city of Los Angeles and seventh-largest in the region, Ucla is not just an academic pachyderm, it's an economic titan.
Los Angeles: address book
All the practical information you need for your next business trip to Los Angeles.
Well-being: business happiness
Being happy in Los Angeles can mean many things. Becoming a star... or finding your inner balance. The possibilities coexist, spawning an academic discipline, a lucrative market and best-selling books.
Emmanuel Priou, producer of The March of the Emperor, winner of the Oscar for best...
"Today the Americans listen to us when we present them with new projects...".
Rémi Racine, Director of Artificial Mind & Movement (A2M)
Steward Rubin, Director of Sales and Marketing, Hilton Embassy Suites
Miami: eco profile
Tourism remains Miami's most 'visible' economic sector, especially as growth has been strong over the last six years. In 2007, there were 12 million visitors - 45.9 % of them foreign - with an estimated impact of 17.1 billion dollars. The trend remains strongly in favour of leisure, with only 14 % of visitors saying they were coming for business or a conference.
Downtown Miami
Luxembourg
Luxembourg: economic profile
Banks, holding companies, Soparfi and other specialised financial entities: finance in Luxembourg is a serious business. As the economic and financial media PaperJam points out, "banks in Luxembourg comprise 156 establishments with balance sheets totalling almost €950 billion, earnings before provisions of almost €4.3 billion and more than 25,000 employees".
