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Desert Dream
Once a provincial backwater, the Jordanian port town of Aqaba is in the midst of a vast regeneration programme that will reposition it as the ‘gateway to the Levant’.
Oblast resort
An isolated chip off the old Russian bloc surrounded by EU nations, Kaliningrad’s future is anyone’s guess. Military outpost or beach resort? With wise investment, its remoteness could work.
Business
How Bulgaria became a world leader in snail production, the material difference of the new Boeing 787 and the German gunmakers tapping into the US market.
Pole star
As global warming opens up the Arctic, the small community of Kirkenes is set for big changes. Can it cope with businesses keen to exploit its position on the Northern Sea Route?
Capsule time
For many, Paris remains the true home of fashion – and a clutch of well-timed, small-scale trade fairs are giving events like Italy’s Pitti Uomo a run for their money.
Real corker
Amorim, a cork producer since 1870, is barking up the right tree after a company revamp and now supplies iconic wine estates as well as fashion houses and Nasa.
Drone Home
Unmanned military planes and helicopters are a controversial subject but visitors and exhibitors at the Unmanned Systems North America trade fair were unfazed. They’re more excited about drones that can do the housework.
