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# Insight

Posts in this archive: 5

- [Culture After Dark: Three Ways Cities Are Supercharging the Night-Time Economy](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/culture-after-dark-three-ways-cities-are-supercharging-the-night-time-economy.md) — Cities from Guangzhou to Toronto are increasingly placing culture at the heart of their night-time economies. Our 5th Edition World Cities Culture Report  shows that what was once an overlooked policy area is now firmly mainstream: 97% of cities are actively supporting night-time initiatives.
- [Kyiv’s cultural resistance: Culture inspiring hope, resilience and recovery](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/kyivs-cultural-resistance-culture-inspiring-hope-resilience-and-recovery.md) — Two years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, we explore the role of the ‘cultural front’ in protecting heritage, documenting the war and providing hope for the future
- [How São Paulo’s carnival is boosting its creative economy](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/how-sao-paulos-carnival-is-boosting-its-creative-economy.md) — Historically, São Paulo’s identity has centred on the image of a cosmopolitan city, characterized by industry, speed, work and progress. It is still Brazil’s most vibrant financial centre, and is among the world’s most populous cities, with numerous cultural institutions and a rich architectural tradition. But the Secretariat of Culture has been leading a cultural revolution.
- [FIVE 'LONG -COVID' SYMPTOMS FACED BY CULTURE IN WORLD CITIES](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/5-long-covid-symptoms-faced-by-culture-in-in-world-cities.md) — The pandemic is over and culture and creative industries have been key to city recovery. However, we are still dealing with its effects. Director of World Cities Culture Forum Laia Gasch shares what the main issues are, drawn from research in collaboration with King’s College London “Creative recovery? 
- [Five reasons why Africa is leading the creative revolution](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/5-reasons-why-africa-is-leading-the-creative-revolution.md) — Sub-Saharan African capitals are booming with creativity and bucking the trend on growing the creative economy. Dynamic leaders across capitals like Dakar, Johannesburg and Nairobi are leading a creative revolution. They are a fearless generation who aim to change the status quo on culture and creativity, in their cities and across the Africa continent.