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Caja de Ahorros del Mediterraneo (CAM)
"We have offices all over the world but London was always the big player and target location for us. Being in London has worked out well for us, partly because of the fantastic team we have here and the ability to recruit the skills and talent we are looking for."  Click here to read the full article...

GoHello
"We're very happy to be in London and we've doubled our growth rate. Here, everybody is looking for the next new telecommunications innovation." Click here to read the full article 

Why London for overseas businesses
We have produced a selection of client interviews which highlight London's strengths in a variety of sectors.
Companies include:  Wholefoods Market, Nokia, China Netcom, Tata and many more ....

Japan - All eyes on London
Japan has already a huge business presence in London. The stock of FDI from Japan is the highest of the Asia-Pacific region, including large world players such as Mitsubishi.

In the past 14 years, Think London has worked with around 100 Japanese inward investors. Among our clients are key players in business such as Nissan and Yamaha.

Michael Charlton, Chief Executive, Think London

Read the full Thought for London here

Plans for 2012 VeloPark unveiled
Triple Beijing gold medal-winning cyclist Chris Hoy helped unveil plans for London's VeloPark. The VeloPark will include a 6,000-seat velodrome to host the cycling events at the 2012 Games as well as a BMX circuit. Click here to read the full article...

New images released to show the structure of the 2012 Olympic Stadium
More than 100 columns, each 5 metres tall have already been constructed to support the podium of the Stadium's west and south stands. This also forms the lower ground floor of the west stand, which houses athletes' changing rooms and other back of house facilities such as treatment rooms. Click here to read the full article...

2012 Update
Brendan Dineen, Director 2012 Games at Think London, has produced the monthly 2012 Update highlighting key business information concerning the Games.
To view the latest update, please click here...

Contracts worth £170 million a year to be won through CompeteFor 'business dating agency'
CompeteFor, a groundbreaking online service developed by the London Development Agency to tender contracts linked to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, is being rolled out across the agency to allow companies to register as potential suppliers. Click here to read the full article...

London named best city to visit
London has been voted the best UK city at the eleventh Condé Nast Traveller Reader Travel Awards. Mayor of London Boris Johnson said: "Winning the best UK city award is testament to the wealth and variety of attractions London has to offer." The awards ceremony was held at the Science Museum. Click here to read the full article...

Cost of living in international cities
London is no longer in the top ten most expensive cities in the world for expatriate staff and families, having dropped seven places to number 15 in the rankings. Moscow though, retains its position for the second year running as the most expensive city for expatriates. According to research conducted by AIRINC.
Click here to read the full article...

London remains world's top business Wi-Fi zone
The iPass Mobile Broadband Index tracks the wireless use patterns of mobile workers around the world. The report shows worldwide business use of iPass Wi-Fi hotspots increased by 46% from the first half of 2007 to the first half of 2008. 
Click here to read the full article...

'Big rise' in London population
London's population has soared by more than half a million in a decade, figures have shown. The City of London has Britain's fastest growth rate at 40%.
Click here to read the full article...

Mayor of London welcomes environment advisor to 'clean and green' London
The Mayor of London has made a commitment to a 60% reduction in carbon emissions by 2025. The commitment includes ten high-technology 'Low Carbon Zones' across London by 2012 to deliver 'greener', low carbon solutions and deliver reduced energy bills; £6 million to clean up and improve London's rundown green spaces, and 10,000 new street trees.
Click here to read the full article...

Meet Think London
Think London regularly travel overseas to meet with companies interested in setting up business in London.  

Find out when we will be visiting your area and contact us (info@thinklondon.com) to arrange a free and confidential meeting.

Contact us to find out more about how we can help connect your business to London. 

Think London gives you fast-track access to the information, expertise and contacts you can rely on and our services are confidential and completely free. 

Find out more about how we can help your business set up, succeed and grow in London by downloading our 'Introduction to Think London' (PDF) or visiting our website www.thinklondon.com

Think London: now with offices in Beijing, New York, San Francisco and Mumbai.

NEW ADDRESS:
Think London San Francisco has moved, we will now be connecting business to London from our new office at: 

311 California Street. #610
San Francisco
California 94104
T: + 1 415 391 0158
Find out more about our San Francisco team

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