UK Trade & Investment

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UK Trade & Investment (UKTI)
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Non-ministerial government department overview
Formed October 2003 (2003-10)
Preceding Non-ministerial government department British Trade International
Jurisdiction United Kingdom
Headquarters 1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET
Employees 2,331
Annual budget £270 million (2009-2010)[1]
Minister responsible Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint, Minister of State for Trade & Investment
Non-ministerial government department executive Nick Baird, Chief Executive
Parent department Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Website
www.ukti.gov.uk

UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) is a UK Government department working with businesses based in the United Kingdom to ensure their success in international markets, and encourage the best overseas companies to look to the UK as their global partner of choice .[2]

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[edit] History

UKTI was formed in May 1999 as British Trade International, comprising two parts: Trade Partners UK (for export) and Invest UK (for inward investment - FDI). In October 2003, the former department name and two inner departments merged and became UK Trade & Investment to simplify the outward recognition of the organisation, and possibly to reduce confusion with the two departments. UKTI reports jointly to the Foreign Office and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

[edit] Aims

To support its aim to "enhance the competitiveness of companies in Britain through overseas trade and investments; and attract a continuing high level of quality foreign direct investment".

UK Trade & Investment offers services to English businesses wanting to gain access to global markets through export, and foreign based firms wanting to invest in the UK as a base to expand globally. Under agreement Trade & Investment organisations for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland respectively Scottish Development International, Wales Government, Invest Northern Ireland are able to access UKTI services and provide support for those companies who are located in their individual countries.

[edit] Structure

UK Trade & Investment is an international organisation with headquarters in London and Glasgow in Scotland. Across its network UK Trade & Investment employs around 2,400 staff and advisers, including overseas in British Embassies, High Commissions, Consulates and trade offices, and regional offices in the nine English regions [3]

Business and University leaders work with UKTI as "Business Ambassadors". They promote the UK internationally and highlight trade and investment opportunities. They focus on helping small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which sometimes face greater barriers to accessing global markets than larger businesses.

UK Trade & Investment brings together the work of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). It draws staff and associated administration funding from both parent departments, but has its own stream of programme funding, for which the Chief Executive is directly responsible as accounting officer. The UK Special Representative for International Trade and Investment works as part of UKTI to promote British business and produce.

UK Trade & Investment has Public Private Partnership agreements with the Federation of International Trade Associations under which they contribute market research and other reports on GlobalTrade.net.[4]

[edit] People

[edit] References

  1. ^ UKTI Resource Accounts 2009-2010, UK Trade & Investment, 2010-07-22, http://www.ukti.gov.uk/uktihome/aboutukti/item/114708.html, retrieved 2010-12-19 
  2. ^ http://www.ukti.gov.uk UKTI Website
  3. ^ UKTI Resource Accounts 2009-10, Staff Numbers and Related Costs, p. 67
  4. ^ http://www.globaltrade.net

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