1. The City of London and Canary Wharf March 2017 - SBW

2. The City of London
The City of London is one of the world’s leading financial and commercial centres
During the 19th century, the City was the world's number one business centre
At the heart of the City is the Bank of England
Many large commercial banks, the London Stock Exchange and a huge international insurance market led by Lloyd’s are all located in the City
However, London now has two financial centres: Canary Wharf has become a competitor to/ an extension of the traditional City of London

3. The City of London

4. The Bank of England

5. Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf is a relatively new financial and business district (construction began in 1988), situated 4.0 km to the east of the City
It is located in the West India Docks on the Isle of Dogs (which once was one of the busiest ports in the world)
The docks were closed in 1980 and several projects were launched to stimulate the redevelopment of the area
Canary Wharf now contains around 1,300,000 m2 of office and retail space, and around 90,000 people work there
Numerous banks and professional services firms are located in Canary Wharf, including Barclays, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, J. P. Morgan, MetLife and Morgan Stanley

6. Canary Wharf

7. Canary Wharf