In this instalment of our series of reports looking into the pioneering role of UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) around the world, we come back home to London, the heart of UKTI's worldwide network.
As a magnet for investors, London has an attraction that most other cities can only envy, bringing in more inward investment as a city than any European country. It is the location for the headquarters of one-third of the world's largest companies, a quarter of it's businesses are foreign-owned, and every major financial institution has a presence there.
UKTI is playing its part in the ever-unfolding story of the city, using its unrivalled network of local contacts to benefit the companies who arrive seeking guidance on how best to establish operations not just in London itself, but also on the global stage.