Long established as a centre for manufacturing, finance and media, cologne is looking to demonstrate how it can also be the perfect home for innovative digital companies, writes Natasha Turak, giving the city an economic diversity which should safeguard its future
Cologne's cutting edge
Originally published with the October/November issue of fDi Magazine
In association with City of Cologne
Reporting and editing carried out independently by fDi
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