Agenda item

Report of the Director of Economic Development.

The Committee considered a report of the Director of Economic Development concerning activities to mark a decade the City Corporation having direct presence in Asia (offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Mumbai) by running a high-impact campaign that seeks to maintain London’s role as leading global financial centre through engagement with Asia.

The Chairman reminded Members that only £30,000 was being sought at this stage.

RESOLVED – that approval be given to the following:-

1.     the provision of £30,000 to support the Asia Next Decade campaign to deliver the first stage of the campaign; and

the cost being met from the Committee’s Policy Initiatives’ Fund for 2017/18, categorised under the ‘Promoting the City’ heading and charged to City’s Cash.