All Property Week articles in International Supplement 1 October 2004

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  • An army of cranes gives the impression that building works to repair the devastation of WWII are in full swing, but development is fraught with difficulties
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    Warsaw returns

    International Supplement 1 October 2004

    EU accession has brought Warsaw its first chance to catch up with the west. But will planning struggles and environmental protests hold back the city? Natalie Stevenson reports from Poland

  • Markets

    Power of the people

    International Supplement 1 October 2004

    Suzhou, with its seven million inhabitants and 100 sq mile industrial park, is one of hundreds of secondary cities powering the Chinese economy.

  • Markets

    Property needs to be sophisticated worldwide

    International Supplement 1 October 2004

    Only 10 years ago it would have been a brave investor who poured money into immature property markets, perhaps those just beginning to emerge from the command economies of former communist regimes.

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  • Markets

    Life in the fast lane

    International Supplement 1 October 2004

    The Slovakian economy and property industry are speeding ahead since joining the EU, thanks largely to motor manufacturers and a flat-rate tax system.

  • Markets

    Double Take

    International Supplement 1 October 2004

    The already well-established property markets of Hungary and the Czech Republic are now gearing up for the expected influx of western investors.

  • Quintessentially British: Thames Town will have a village green
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    Forever Chingland

    International Supplement 1 October 2004

    The rural, English-themed Thames Town in the Shanghai suburbs is a world away from its crammed, bustling downtown.

  • Huge high-rises are being built at record speed, creating vast blocks of office space
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    Capital intensive

    International Supplement 1 October 2004

    In the rush to build before the government’s Olympic deadline, huge schemes are going up all over Beijing. But many doubt their viability.

  • Markets

    New arrivals

    International Supplement 1 October 2004

    The 10 new European Union member states have brought with them myriad economic, political and historical interests.

  • Old and new, side by side
    Markets

    Red alert

    International Supplement 1 October 2004

    The Chinese government is taking action to stop the Chinese economy from overheating. Helen Thomas reports from Beijing