You might think that opening your new store in central Tokyo on 11 March, the day when the largest earthquake in a thousand years hit, constituted a pretty bad omen. In fact, Cabbages and Roses, the British interiors and clothing …
When I was in the UK last month I spoke to dozens of British companies, trying to enthuse them about the idea of exporting to Japan. Anyone who I managed to convince is probably now having second thoughts. Surely any …
We’re all just coming down to earth after a fantastic evening on Wednesday to celebrate the success of firms from the North West which have been through our Passport to Export programme. The event was held at Knowsley Hall on …
Warrington is home to the UKTI NW team which is right next to the North West Development Agency (NWDA). Like all of the Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) and Devolved Administrations (DA) the NWDA www.nwda.co.uk has responsibility for regional economic development in the North West and, importantly to us, supporting inward investors from Australia into the region.
Chinese infrastructure efficiency hits me as I arrived at Shanghai’s Pudong airport. The BA flight was over an hour late, so I had 20 minutes to get through quarantine and immigration, to change terminal, check in, go through security and find the right gate. At Heathrow this would have taken two hours minimum. The officials were helpful, the system worked, the new China.
