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London was once the ground zero of bespoke craftsmanship – NEE reports on how Tim Slack is on a mission to re-instate the capital’s lost traditional skills.

As tourists increasingly turn on to Croatia’s hitherto hidden charms the national carrier, Croatia Air, is fast becoming one of the rising stars of the European airline industry.

Kazakhstan is a land of near-mythical promise, brimming with its own vast mineral resources and blessed with natural bounty. The nation’s economy is already the largest in Central Asia, but as Kazakhstan develops, there are still plenty of diverse investment opportunities for the savvy entrepreneur.

The port of Hamburg, Europe’s third-largest container port, is setting the bar for green, sustainable business solutions. The vibrant industrial and commercial hub in the north of Germany demonstrates that environment protection and economic success can go hand in hand.

Like no other location, the north German city of Hamburg has been reaping the benefits from the rise of the wind energy branches. Today, the Hamburg metropolitan area boasts a unique concentration of stakeholders from the wind energy sector.

‘Florence on the Elbe,’ a city famous for its arts and culture which gave birth to more baby-boomers than any other German city, and a hub for economics and science. The capital of the Federal State of Saxony, Dresden, has many ‘faces.’ With over half a million inhabitants, the people of Dresden are very proud of their city. In fact, they themselves have contributed to its success.

You can fly transatlantic with them and cross the UK on one of their trains. You can pay for the journeys using one of their credit cards and carry out the transaction on their broadband and mobile phone services. You can now even have your annual health checkups in one of their specialised clinics. The group is Virgin and their founder, Sir Richard Branson, is as recognisable as their red logo and as integral to their public identity.