Europe's medium-sized cities represent enormous potential for investors, delegates heard at Expo Real.
'As a post-industrial city, Glasgow had some typical challenges to overcome,' said Richard Brown, executive director of Glasgow City Council. 'Now multiple local authorities are combining to attract investment and we’re putting significant funds into improving infrastructure.'
Henrik Einarksson, head of establishment and investment, Business Region Gothenburg, said: 'Gothenburg stands out in Europe for its incredible growth dynamics. In the past 15 years, real wages have gone up 61% and productivity has gone up 34%. We’ve seen 150,000 new residents in that time and created another 100,000 new jobs. That’s unique in Europe.'
Alessandro Buwelski, director of investor and business for Szczecin Municipal Government encouraged investors to look again at the western Polish city. 'The problem with Szczecin is that no one knows where it is, let alone how to spell it. We're actually 12 km from the German border, 127 km to Berlin, and our recent investment in roads has made it powerfully connected.'
