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5.9KThree-day BNP Paribas fintech hackathon coming in June to 8 cities including Berlin, Istanbul
You gotta ask yourself, “What’s up with BNP Paribas Bank?” This giant Paris-based bank – third-largest in the world ranked by assets...
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8.2KExpat Essentials: For business travelers, Wi-Fi on trains still hit-or-miss across Europe
I travel. A lot. Which is the norm for many expats living in Europe, especially corporate executives. My preferred mode of intercontinental...
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6.3KLes Halles project, Réinventer Paris initiative are transforming the City of Light
When our expat family first moved to Germany in 2002, we decided to head for Paris, only four hours away by car....
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6.1KEindhoven briefing: G-Therapeutics raises 36 million euro A-round; Merkel to visit High Tech Campus
Eindhoven is the most important high-tech innovation center you’ve never heard of, but it’s making news this week. G-Therapeutics, based both in...
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5.1KAchtung Berlin: Vienna’s startup scene is waking up
(Editor’s note: Dispatches contributors Terry Boyd and Ivana Avramovic attended the Sunday night hackathon showcase at Vienna Impact Hub and came away...
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6.3KMalling of Europe: Developers investing billions in mega-malls from Stockholm to Istanbul
As American retail redefined the industry in the 20th century with suburban malls, national specialty chains and big-box discounters, Europe defiantly continued to...
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5.1KExpats: Holland needs your vote for 2016 ‘Original Cool’ campaign
The Netherlands is one of those crazy countries that just seems to effortlessly get everything right, from those little windmill cookies to...
