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Inside this issue
• Cardiff is one of the few UK cities to see any significant private sector building work
• EADS’ presence counters impression that Wales is home to defunct industries
• VIDEO: Brian Groom hosts a conference on the future for Wales and Cardiff - -
Content
Benefits of devolution start to emerge
The past 10 years have dispelled initial ambivalence about the Welsh Assembly, writes Jonathan Guthrie
Manufacturing: The long road from coal and steel to high-technology
Diversification needs to move up a gear, writes Andrew Bounds
A ‘to do’ list for a small, clever country
Wales will not rise from the foot of the UK’s prosperity table unless it tackles underachievement in its post-industrial areas, writes Brian Groom
Cardiff regeneration: Well placed to lead nation out of recession
Daniel Thomas looks at a city transforming itself into a ‘global media node’
Financial services: Advantages of a loyal, local workforce
Jonathan Guthrie on why Cardiff has a healthy cluster of services companies
The economy: Wanted: incomer with need to employ workers
Deprivation is concentrated in the valleys, writes Jonathan Guthrie
Technology: EADS adds to bragging rights on quality research
Jonathan Guthrie on the country’s world-class R&D operations
A touchstone of cultural difference
Wales’s dual-language status is unlikely to inconvenience globe-trotting managers, writes Jonathan Guthrie
Sport: Pride, identity and the wicket
Roger Blitz considers the prospects for two big international events
Business guide: Why you might want to put your company in Wales
David Williamson takes a look at the virtues of a skilled, committed and low-cost workforce
