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The London India office inaugurated
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Mumbai, Nov. 22 The Mayor of London, Mr Ken Livingstone, on Thursday opened ‘The London India Office’ in Mumbai to promote business, culture and tourism between the two cities. The Mayor opened the new office as a part of his official week long visit to India.
Mr Livingstone said that London and Mumbai are both important global business centres and the new office in Mumbai will operate as a gateway not just for encouraging trade and inward investment into the city but to promote London as a key destination for tourist and students, he said.
“We want more people from India to make London their first choice for visiting, studying or locating business. The Mumbai office will provide practical resources to help greater economic and cultural activity — particularly in the film sector, which through year-on-year growth is strengthening ties between the two cities,” Mr Livingstone said.
‘Economic superpower’
Mr Livingstone said that India is a growing economic superpower with a nine per cent growth rate. Its tourism industry is growing rapidly. In 2006, 2.3 lakh Indians came to London spending £152 million.
London’s largest minority ethnic community is of Indian origin and 10,000 Indian-owned businesses have based themselves in the UK Capital, he said.
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