A financial district is usually a central area in a city where financial services firms such as banks, insurance companies, and other related finance corporations have their headquarters offices. In major cities, financial districts often host skyscrapers and other buildings of architectural importance and are called financial centres; such major centres also include important financial utilities such as stock exchanges and the offices of the main financial regulatory authorities.
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Notable financial districts around the world include the following:
Africa edit
Algeria edit
- Algiers (الجزائر): Bab Ezzouar (باب الزوار)
Kenya edit
Nigeria edit
Lagos is a financial district.
Mauritius edit
Place D’ armes is financial district in Port Louis
Morocco edit
- Casablanca (الدار البيضاء): Anfa (أنفا), Maârif (المعاريف), Sidi Belyout (سيدي بليوط), Sidi Maârouf (سيدي معروف), Bouskoura (بو سكورة)
South Africa edit
Americas edit
Argentina edit
Brazil edit
- Rio de Janeiro: Centro
- São Paulo: Alphaville, Brooklin, Central Zone, Brigadeiro Faria Lima Avenue, Paulista Avenue, and Vila Olímpia
Canada edit
- Montreal: Saint Jacques Street
- Toronto: Financial District (Bay Street, a metonym for the district)
- Vancouver: Financial District
Chile edit
Mexico edit
- Guadalajara: Puerta de Hierro
- Mexico City: Polanco, Paseo de la Reforma, and Santa Fe
- Monterrey: Valle Oriente
- Puebla: Angelopolis
Paraguay edit
- Asuncion: Aviadores del Chaco Avenue
Peru edit
United States edit
- Atlanta: Buckhead
- Boston: Financial District
- Charlotte: Uptown
- Chicago: LaSalle Street
- Denver: Financial District
- Detroit: Financial District
- Greenwich, Connecticut: Downtown Greenwich
- Hartford, Connecticut: Financial District
- Houston: Downtown, Uptown
- Jacksonville: Laura Street
- Los Angeles: Financial District
- Miami: Brickell
- New Orleans: Central Business District
- New York City: Financial District
- New York City: Midtown Manhattan
- Philadelphia: Penn Center
- Salt Lake City: Financial District
- San Francisco: Financial District
- Seattle: Financial District
- Stamford, Connecticut: Downtown Stamford
- Des Moines: Financial District
Uruguay edit
- Montevideo: Centro and Ciudad Vieja
Oceania edit
Australia edit
- Sydney: Sydney central business district
- Melbourne: Melbourne central business district
- Brisbane: Brisbane central business district
- Perth: Perth central business district
- Adelaide: Adelaide central business district
- Darwin: Darwin central business district
New Zealand edit
Asia edit
Azerbaijan edit
Bangladesh edit
China edit
- Beijing: Beijing Financial Street
- Shanghai: Lujiazui in Pudong
- Shenzhen: Futian District
- Guangzhou: Zhujiang New Town
Hong Kong edit
- Central and Sheung Wan
India edit
- Delhi: Connaught Place
- Gandhinagar: GIFT International Financial Services Centre, GIFT City
- Mumbai: Dalal Street and Bandra-Kurla Complex
- Kolkata: B.B.D. Bagh, Park Circus, Salt Lake Sector V, New Town CBD
- Hyderabad: Financial District, Hyderabad, Bank Street, Hyderabad and Gachibowli
- Trivandrum: Technopark
Indonesia edit
- Jakarta: Jalan H.R. Rasuna Said, Jalan Jenderal Gatot Subroto, Jalan Jenderal Sudirman, and Jalan M.H. Thamrin
- Malang: Klojen and Lowokwaru
- Surabaya: Gubeng, Tunjungan, and Wonokromo
- Yogyakarta: Malioboro
- Bandung: Asia Afrika
Israel edit
Japan edit
- Nagoya: Naka-ku
- Osaka: Chūō-ku
- Tokyo: Marunouchi, Nihonbashi, and Otemachi
Lebanon edit
Malaysia edit
- George Town: George Town CBD
- Kuala Lumpur: Kuala Lumpur City Centre and Tun Razak Exchange (TRX)
- Shah Alam, Selangor: i-City Finance Avenue and i-City (i-City)
Pakistan edit
Philippines edit
Saudi Arabia edit
- Riyadh: King Abdullah Financial District, King Fahad Road, Al Olaya District, Digital City, Riyadh Front, Business Gate and Granada Business.
Singapore edit
South Korea edit
Taiwan edit
- Taipei: Xinyi, Taipei Station and East End, Banqiao.
- Taichung: Taichung's 7th Redevelopment Zone
- Kaohsiung: Lingya, Cianjin
Thailand edit
Turkey edit
Vietnam edit
Europe edit
Austria edit
- Vienna: Wienerberg and Donau City
Belgium edit
France edit
Germany edit
Greece edit
Ireland edit
Italy edit
- Milan: Centro Direzionale di Milano , Porta Nuova and City life
- Naples: Centro Direzionale di Napoli
- Rome: EUR
- Brescia: Brescia Due
- Livorno: viale Cairoli