London

Business

The City of London is the financial centre of London, home to banks, brokers, insurers and legal and accounting firms. A second financial district is developing at Canary Wharf to the east of central London. This is much smaller than City of London, but has equally prestigious occupants, including the global headquarters of HSBC.

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Canary Wharf - HSBC

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Non-financial business headquarters are located throughout central London. Some are in City of London, but more are located further west, in and around Mayfair, St. James's, the Strand and elsewhere. More than half of the UK's top 100 listed companies (the FTSE) are headquartered in central London, and more than 70% in London's metropolitan area. London is a leading global centre for professional services, and media and creative industries. 31% of global currency transactions occur in London, with more US Dollars traded in London than New York, and more Euros traded there than every city in Europe combined.

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Mayfair - St. James's - The Strand - FTSE - Metropolitan area

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Tourism is one of the UK's largest industries, and in 2003 employed the equivalent of 350,000 full-time workers in London http://www.visitbritain.com/.

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Tourism - 2003

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While the Port of London is now only the third-largest in the United Kingdom — rather than largest in the world, as it once was — it still handles 50 million tonnes of cargo each year. The main docks are now at Tilbury, which is outside the boundary of Greater London.

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Port of London - Tonne - Tilbury - Greater London

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London's economy generates $365,000 million annually, and accounts for 17% of the UK's Gross Domestic Product although this only refers to the city proper and the economic impact of the entire London metropolitan area is likely to be far higher, perhaps as much as $600,000 million (equivalent to the GDP of The Netherlands ; see Economy of the United Kingdom,List of countries by GDP (nominal)

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$ - Gross Domestic Product - London metropolitan area - The Netherlands - Economy of the United Kingdom - List of countries by GDP (nominal)

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