Marseille was an important European trading centre and remains the main commercial port of the French Republic. Marseille is now France's largest city on the Mediterranean coast and the largest port for commerce, freight and cruise ships. The city was European Capital of Culture in 2013 and European Capital of Sport in 2017; it hosted matches at the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2016. It is home to Aix-Marseille University. Marseille is the second-largest city in France after Paris and the centre of the third-largest metropolitan area in France after Paris and Lyon. To the east, starting in the small fishing
Asia Frontier Capital Asia Frontier Capital (Vietnam) Limited opened its representative office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam to further boost its research capabilities in the country. On 1 December 2017 Asia Frontier Capital launched the Luxembourg domiciled SICAV "AFC Asia Frontier Fund (LUX)" in order to attract European investors and to comply with European regulations. Asia Frontier Capital Asia Frontier Capital Ltd. is an investment company created by a management buyout of Leopard Capital by the former CFO and COO, Thomas Hugger, at the end of May 2013. Leopard Capital Management Ltd. was subsequently renamed Asia Frontier Capital Limited. The company manages