finance
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Design
Floor fillers
Deutsche Börse operates Germany’s biggest stock exchange in Frankfurt. Valued at €26bn, it's one of the world's largest exchange organisations. Its Frankfurt trading floor was recently updated with state-of-the-art technology.
Business
Gilt trip
Financial markets are gripped by gold fever, with prices potentially hitting $1,000 an ounce. Key to this secretive trade are the daily bullion flights between the world’s leading financial hubs.
Affairs
Clean and serene
Liechtenstein’s population is under 35,000, yet it's home to 70,000 companies. The modern state has one anachronism: a ruling prince with little time for democracy, a sentiment his subjects seem to share.
