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Clean break
This Tennessee city used to be known for smog. Now, Chattanooga has cleaned up its act, establishing itself as a technology hub and home to Volkswagen’s only US factory. How did it happen?
Building sights
BAU is the world’s largest fair for the construction and architecture industries. From grand designs to garden sheds, Monocle visits the design world’s most no-nonsense gathering in Munich.
Looks good on paper
Who puts the lead in your pencil? Probably a German firm with a history of making fine writing instruments. Meet the masters of the stationery cupboard fighting back against digital gadgets.
Business
Diamond cutting in Israel, olive oil farming in Croatia and the business of making Japan cool.
The ice man
Finland’s icebreakers keep the Baltic Sea navigable and its ports open. Captain Tommy Berg of the MSV Fennica says keeping the ship on the right course is ultimately a team effort.
Africa/Middle East
The Houston to Angola flight path, the art-loving tycoon Shafik Gabr and Mauritius's big business ambitions.
Americas
What's on the Mexican president's tarmac, who's nuts for Brazil and why cars are too quiet in America.
Sweetness and might
The German confectioner Haribo is more than a cute gummy bear. Behind the playful facade is a corporate powerhouse that aggressively defends its brand, takes rivals to court, and expands its global empire.
Expo 61: Mighty Mittelstand
They may not be sexy but the small firms that make everything from dog leads to lifting gear are the fuel powering Germany’s economy.
