As the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh arrive for their visits to the United Arab Emirates and Oman, British businesses are hoping that trade will receive a significant boost.
Ministers in the Conservative-led coalition have made it clear that they regard exports to the region as having been neglected under the previous Labour government.
In July, William Hague, UK foreign minister, said: “The real economic action in the world has been taking place in Brazil and India and China and the Gulf states, and that is where . . . we now have to connect ourselves much more strongly.”
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