Work to change the Esplanade quarter into the Jersey International Finance Centre could start next year.

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The first phase of the development of a Jersey International Finance Centre has been approved by the planning minister.

BBC: First phase of Jersey finance centre plan is approved

In 2012 the Jersey Development Company released plans for an international finance centre on the site with work due to start in 2013.

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Even higher (though arguably not as dramatic) is the view from the windows of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority Information Centre on the 55th floor of Two International Finance Centre.

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These days the City is the world's biggest centre of international finance.

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The City continues to thrive as a centre for international finance.

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They are the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the International Development Association (IDA), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).

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