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Africa/Middle East
A Kenyan town gets a presidential boost, and will Emiratis ever use Dubai's new metro?
Winning losers
Whether it’s due to poor infrastructure, inherent inefficiency or the occasional war, these five cities have not made the Top 25 list – but that doesn’t mean they’re not great places to live.
The world’s top 25 most liveable cities
Months of good-natured, frequently late-night and occasionally jetlagged debate have resulted in this: our definitive (and a little subjective) guide to the world’s most liveable cities. Here’s how we came to our conclusions.
Americas
The US embraces pedal power, New York takes to its rivers; plus a cultural haven in Colombia.
Architecture
We toast the revamp of Finnish drinks chain Alko, Stockholm's waterfront gets switches on, plus a view to a thrill on Chile's coast.
Berlin: cultural city
Berlin's industry is defunct, but abandoned warehouses now house galleries and studios leading the European avant-garde. Monocle salutes our culture capital winner and asks: can the city's energetic creatives thrive?
Madrid: business city
Though lacking London's financial might, Madrid is our business city choice. It's an Iberian hub of opportunity, a gateway to Latin America, and courts start-ups with its sunny quality of life.
City editor
Soviet planning and modern speculators have left many Russian cities at crisis point. But property billionaire Sergey Gordeev plans to turn impoverished Perm into a beacon of urban innovation. Is this a new revolution?
Curated community
Last year we engineered the perfect neighbourhood, receiving praise from the World Health Organisation for putting small business at the core of our high street. This year, we’ve come up with a better borough.
Green light
The upside to rising fuel prices and a depressed property market is more willingness to embrace Kandiyohi Development Partners’ mantra: find a better way. Plus, overleaf, the view from New York
