Faced with economic downturn, a team of representatives from 14 companies based in Birmingham and other cities in the west Midlands will visit India this week to explore new business opportunities.
The team includes representatives from legal, financial and business services firms. The visit has been organised by the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce and Industry and UK Trade & Investment's Birmingham international trade team.
"In India there are moves towards opening up the provision of legal and other professional services to foreign providers, an area in which cultural and historic links are particularly important for the UK and especially the West Midlands," UK Trade & Investment international trade adviser and mission leader Steve Cunnane said before leaving for India.
The delegation is scheduled to meet key members of the Indian legal and business community and participate in a high profile reception at the British High Commission.
The team also includes Richard Hutchins, economic development director of Advantage West Midlands, a regional development agency.
