Another is its status as a global financial centre.
The city is particularly known as a global center for research in medicine and the life sciences.
The City is already the global centre of currency trading.
Today New York is a global center for the international art market.
Research and development is rapidly increasing with Shanghai becoming one of the most important global centers.
By the late 19th century, Ohio had become a global industrial center.
The national park considered to be the global center of marine biodiversity.
Its goal is to become a global center for semiconductor manufacturing.
Northampton was once a global center for the manufacturing of cement.
It is a major global center for the television, music, newspaper, book and magazine publishing industries.