Milan

:This is about the Italian city of Milan. For other uses, see Milan (disambiguation).

Economy

Milan is the centre of many financial businesses, and its hinterland is an avant-garde industrial area.

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Fiera Milano, the city's Exhibition Center and Trade Fair complex is one of the most important in the world. The new fairground, in the north-western suburb of Pero and Rho (opened in April 2005) is Europe's largest open construction project and makes Fiera Milano the largest trade fair complex in the world.

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Milan is considered an Alpha city in the economic report:

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A - ALPHA WORLD CITIES (full service world cities)

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• 12: London, New York, Paris, Tokyo
• 10: Chicago, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Milan, Singapore

B - BETA WORLD CITIES (major world cities)

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• 9: San Francisco, Sydney, Toronto, Zurich
• 8: Brussels, Madrid, Mexico City, Sao Paulo
• 7: Moscow, Seoul

C - GAMMA WORLD CITIES (minor world cities)

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• 6: Amsterdam, Boston, Caracas, Dallas, Düsseldorf, Geneva, Houston, Jakarta, Johannesburg, Melbourne, Montréal, Osaka, Prague, Santiago, Taipei, Washington
• 5: Bangkok, Beijing, Rome, Stockholm, Warsaw
• 4: Atlanta, Barcelona, Berlin, Budapest, Buenos Aires, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Miami, Minneapolis, Munich, Shanghai

Famous Businesses of Milan

• Giorgio Armani
• Dolce & Gabbana
• Prada
• Gianni Versace
• Pirelli
• Telecom Italia
• Fiera Milano
• Alemagna
• Alfa Romeo
• Motta
• Mediaset
• Bugatti
• Corriere della Sera/RCS
• Feltrinelli Editore
• Mondadori Editore
• ENI
• Ferrovie Nord Milano
• Banca Intesa
• Mediobanca