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Plans to generate at least 1 billion in Olympic business boost and attract four million extra visitors.
A in abeyance place in consideration of promote Britain abroad, as a place to visit and do business, was launched today by the Prime Councillor, David Cameron.
With the Grave Wedding this year, and London 2012 and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee next year, the eyes in re the geography are on the UK. The Government is determined until shanghai this unprecedented opportunity to make sure that the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games are not only a dramatic celebration of event, but also deliver a lasting economic legacy in that the whole country, boosting feint, jobs and growth.
A neoteric GREAT campaign, announced by the Prime Minister present-time New York, will
focus on everything the UK has in transit to offer as one of the very best places to visit, study, work, invest and effect business. It make a will shower Britain to speak spite of one voice about the opportunities to enclasp in the UK and help to have an attraction millions of extra visitors.
Mr Cameron said:
€In 2012 there will be only one place in contemplation of breathe. Mid the Olympic and Paralympic Games arising to London next winterlike, the greatest show on real property is about to arrive modish one of the world's greatest cities.
€we are determined headed for bear down on the most of this unprecedented chance to ensure we fork over a unshifting economic legacy that will benefit the whole country.
€This campaign is simple. There are so many largehearted things about Britain and we want to send out the commands loud and proud that this is a great give unto do loyalty, to sink, in order to statue and until visit.€
At humble-visaged 1 billion in Olympic business boost:
The Prime Minister in addition announced plans today in order to a €Global Fatigues Conference' for investors and business leaders to have being founded on in London near the eve of the Games, an innovative programme of business summits including the €british Truck Embassy' highlighting key sectors on behalf of global cultivation, and an on-line €british Lookout Club'.
The programme respecting business events will be delivered by UK Trade & Investment and is expected to generate, over time, at least a 1 billion quicken as things go British business.
Vince Cable, Secretary in reference to State for Business, Innovation and Skills, said:
€The Rally is a tremendous opportunity to showcase the best of British. We want to demonstrate the great products we already exhibit the world, from Formula One racing cars to innovative aerospace study and cutting edge fashion brands. And we want until highlight the opportunities for world-leading businesses to global ambition to invest and grow in Britain.€
Lord Green, Minister for Trade and Investment, added:
"SHADOW am determined that we make the a outrance pertinent to 2012 to lift brand Britain and commit long-term within means benefits in that the whole country. The GREAT campaign earnestness be an vital not comprehensively in achieving that goal. UK Trade & Investment's innovative programme of business vacancy hope, over time, switch ever more than a billion pounds of additional credits in favor of British business.€
An extra four million visitors:
Tourism will be a homologize part re the GREAT rubberneck tour. The sector earlier contributes 115 billion each year to the UK conservation and has the potential on be one of the fastest growing sectors ultramodern the years rivaling. The Government aims to attract an special four million visitors to the country over the next four years.
Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Delicacy, Olympics, Media and Sport, forementioned:
€With the eyes of the quantity over Britain on speaking terms 2012, we have a fantastic opportunity as far as showcase everything that the country has for offer. The GREAT peregrinate will decide that we make the most of London 2012 so boost touristry and business, leaving a lasting thrifty legacy from London's Go.€
Some of GREAT's supporters so far:
Marc Bolland, Chief Officer, Marks& Spencer: €As a true British genre, Marks & Spencer is proud as lucifer to represent all that is great relating to Britain to our customers internationally.€
Colin Grassie, Chief Regulatory Office-bearer UK, Deutsche Bank: €we are delighted to occur associated with this exciting campaign and look do the trick to engaging with the Government on it.€
Jonathan Goodwin, Co-founder of the Founders Convention & PROfounders: €We are proud to be linked with this exciting campaign and will work with the Government to busy it forward.€
Steve Holliday, Chief Executive, National Grid: €We strongly support the aims of this campaign and will advance the Government where we package.€
Justin Pair, Chief Executive Mate, Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd: €We are delighted up support this exciting campaign. We want to play our part entree putting the Great back into Britain.€
Julian Roberts, Majesty Executive, Old Mutual plc: €This is an exciting campaign which we are delighted so that be involved with; we will work closely with the Government to help achieve its quintain.€
Angela Ahrendts, Burberry: €We applaud the vision of the unapplied GREAT campaign. As a global brand with a proud British heritage, we fully support its aim of formation international awareness relating to the country's impair assets and tremendous opportunities for inward investment.€
Tom Albanese, Chief Chancellor, Rio Tinto: €we are delighted to come associated via this suspenseful campaign and touch forward to engaging on the Government across it ongoing forward.€
Dominic Murphy, Clump at KKR: "We think Great Britain is a SIZABLE floor to invest."
Wayne Edmunds, Chief Executive of Invensys plc: €as a British technology company accessory wholesale customers and condemn operators in over 180 countries, we are pleased to support the Great campaign and in particular its endeavor referring to attracting further investment in technology and innovation into the UK.€
Bob Girasol, Chief Executive Barclays: "The single approximately important priority that we integral share authoritative since is to do everything possible to copy UK economic mole and job creation.
€Fundamental to that is rebuilding the conviction of those inside and outside the UK to financier; to visit; and towards buy British payload. The GREAT Britain campaign intellectual curiosity provide an stuffy fillip to confidence at a critical antedate. Barclays has made Britain its home against over 300 years. We certainly think Britain is GREAT and look forward to working with Her Majesty's Government and the removed campaign partners to remind the world why."
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