City AM: UK should be the destination of choice for Asia-based investors

As I begin my visit to China, Japan, Singapore and Vietnam, I am taking London’s message directly to Asia’s fast-growing markets. Read my full article on City AM here.

As Lord Mayor, I act as a global ambassador – or, as I put it, cheerleader-in-chief – for the United Kingdom’s financial and professional services sector. From our world class legal and regulatory framework to our open markets, the City has many strengths; however, we lack confidence in our own abilities. That is why, as part of my mayoral theme, “Growth Unleashed”, I have been jumping on planes, banging on doors and proudly selling the United Kingdom’s incredible offer to the world – and encouraging business leaders to do the same. While the financial and professional services markets in the four countries I am visiting this week are all at very different stages of growth, the City has something to offer them all.