Thursday 25 November 2010

FT.com / Middle East - UK on the trail of more Gulf trade

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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