Technology and Tacos
A key priority for the Embassy in Mexico City is encouraging inward investment to the UK. There are various large Mexican companies that have invested in the UK – like Cemex, Monex and Gruma- but we also want to explore …
Export Markets
China : understand the rules and the opportunities are limitless
China is a huge and expanding market - UK exports to the country reached almost £4bn between January and May 2012, up by 21 per cent on the same period in 2011. That’s why it’s one of the emerging economies …
The UK - in a Champion's League for Sport and Business
The sporting eyes of Germany will once again be on London this weekend. Dortmund and Bayern face-off on the hallowed turf of Wembley for the ultimate prize in European club football. And thousands of fans, as well as politicians and …
Be British, be sincere and be bold
Spring has finally arrived in Sweden and some are even saying that summer is here. Next week we will have to call it summer as the British-Swedish Chamber of Commerce (BSCC) in Sweden is to hold a brilliant summer dinner …
Our export journey - from developers to Queen's Award Winners
George Mackintosh, Chief Executive Officer of TestPlant from London, gives an insight to his company’s journey into international exporting with help from the UKTI London International Trade Team: I started TestPlant in 2008 with half a dozen very clever developers. …
My top tips for gaining an edge in UAE
My company, WOW Internet Ltd, is a growing international digital marketing agency based in Birmingham. We’re always keen to keep a few steps ahead of the game and over the last two years we’ve been looking at expanding our business …
Trade and Creativity
April started with a lot of activity. Last week the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy for Mexico, Baroness Jane Bonham-Carter, visited us for a four-day programme. On her first official visit to Mexico - she was assigned as Trade Envoy in …
Serious business at the world's biggest trade fair
Nobody does trade fairs like the Germans. And even the Germans don't normally do trade fairs like Hannover Messe. With more than 6,500 exhibitors - that would mean having just 5 seconds with each if you visited them all - …
Turkish-British partnership hits a high
In late March, the sun beats down on metre-deep snow. On slopes above, skiers glide. At a hotel in the town centre, over 500 top Turkish business people and opinion formers have gathered. Welcome to the Uludağ Economic Summit in Bursa – …
Old dogs or new tricks?
In your old age would you prefer a dog or a robot for company? That was the subject of a heated discussion at a dinner we hosted last week for Secretary of State for Health Jeremy Hunt, featuring a range …