The Global Financial Centres Index, produced by Z/Yen every six months and sponsored by the Qatar Financial Centre, reached the 18th edition in September 2015 when GFCI 18 was launched in Shenzhen. GFCI related work continues to keep me busy and spending too much time in airport lounges…. I’ve have been to Shenzhen, Istanbul, Busan and Seoul in the last eight weeks. GFCI 19 is due for publication in March 2016 – please participate in our online questionnaire.