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Central Business District (CBD),a concept that was first proposedby U.S. scholars in the 1920s,refers to a business center thatfunctions as a commercial trading, finan-cial information, cultural center, exhibitionand office area all rolled into one; a placethat is the center of business, the drivingpower of urban economic development andthe Soul of a city.