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London Wall
Liverpool Street
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Location in the City of London
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Bank
Cornhill Street
Leadenhall
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Lloyd‘s
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St. Mary Axe
Bevis Marks
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Leadenhall Street
Willis Towers
The Gherkin
Aldgate
Aldgate High Street
The City of London is one of the 33 Boroughs of London with
an area of only one square mile. Here Londinum was founded
by the Romans in 50AD and has since then evolved into one of
the leading centres of global finances (cityoflondon.gov.uk). In
2014, the City’s economy generated £45 billion, which equated
to 14% of London’s economic output and a staggering 3% of the
UK (Cambridge Econometrics 2014). This massive turnover is
produced by 320’000 workers. Only 10’000 people actually live
on the Square Mile in specific residential areas (City of London
Carbon Footprint 2009).
In the report “Decoding Global Talents” London topped the
list for employee attraction, which again shows how competitive
London is in terms of salaries, living standards and in attracting
highly qualified workers (Roberts 2014).
In June Britain will have a referendum on whether to stay in the
EU (Wheeler & Hunt 2016). Even tough voices from both sides
of the argument foresee Britain’s doomsday, the more realistic
views are – either way – by far not that daunting. In case Britain
stays in the EU, business continues as usual. In case Britain decides
to leave the EU, the nation will very likely retain its pre-eminent
position in the world’s economy. Outside EU regulations,
Howard Shore explains, Britain “would be able to liberalise […]
(their) economy, set […] (their) framework and rules to suit […]
(the nation)” (Jenkins & Agnew 2016).
References
Cambridge Econometrics (2014): The Future of the City of London’s Economy. http:// www.camecon.com/FutureoftheCityofLondonsEconomy.aspx (access: 29.10.2015)
The City of London (2009): City of London Carbon Footprint. https://www.cityoflondon. gov.uk/services/environment-and-planning/sustainability/Documents/pdfs/sus_carbon¬footprintreport.pdf (access: 18.11.15)
The City of London: City Timeline. https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/visit-the-city/our-history/Pages/timeline.aspx (access: 3.3.16)
Roberts, Hywel (2014): London top city for employment attraction. http://www.hrmagazine.co.uk/article-details/london-top-city-for-employee-attraction (access. 3.3.16)
Wheeler, Brian; Hunt, Alex (2016): The UK’s EU referendum: All you need to know. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-32810887 (access: 3.3.16)
Jenkins, Patrick; Agnew, Harriet (2016): What would Brexit mean for the City of London? http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/e90885d8-d3db-11e5-829b-8564e7528e54.html#axzz41rWxBVqs (access: 3.3.16)
Photos and Map: Marianne Gatti
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