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Urban world

Every year, the world’s urban population expands by 65 million people—the equivalent of seven cities the size of Chicago. These growing urban economies are creating waves of new consumers and reshaping global markets in very different ways. To capture this significant opportunity, companies need to understand which cities today could be their most promising new markets tomorrow.

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Urban world
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Urban world: Cities and the rise of the consuming class

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