Brown to use Budget for focus on Asia - papers 6th March

According to the paper, the push comes as the City of London opens its first office in India, and the London Stock Exchange is understood to be examining a link with the Indian stock market in Mumbai. The chancellor will set out plans to promote London as the world's leading financial centre and improve its links with India and China. The plans will form a significant part of the Budget on March 22, which is expected to be one of the least economic and most political in recent years. It includes the "beefing up" of UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), the government organisation whose job it i...