European city for business: London was voted the top city for the 18th year running in 2007,ranking first for easy access to markets, qualified staff, external and internal transport links, telecommunications, availability of office space and languages spoken

　　Booming economy: London’s economy is expected to grow at a faster rate than New York, Paris or any other established global city and will become the fourth largest city economy in the world by 2020

　　Springboard to Europe: London is the gateway to the European Union’s 27 member states, the biggest single market in the world, with a population of nearly 500 million.

　　Olympic city: London will host the Olympic Games in 2012. Procurement started in 2007. Contracts will be available for firms of all sizes and the total budget will run into billions.

　　Unrivalled choice of premises: ranging from flexible office space to some of the world’s most sought-after multi-storey addresses.

　　Excellent transport links: there are direct flights to 530 destinations worldwide from London’s five international airports and high-speed rail services to Paris and Brussels. Heathrow is Europe’s largest air hub. London boasts one of the world’s largest overground/underground rail networks and is the hub for the UK’s domestic transport networks. The 80-terminal port of London is one of Europe’s largest sea freight centres.