{"id":74295,"date":"2016-09-20T08:42:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T08:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=f6258189563abedf8911e80375ae819b"},"modified":"2016-09-20T08:42:00","modified_gmt":"2016-09-20T08:42:00","slug":"press-release-sajid-javid-leads-first-ever-midlands-engine-trade-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=74295","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Sajid Javid leads first ever Midlands Engine trade mission"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Communities and Local Government Secretary Sajid Javid is in the US and Canada this week leading the first-ever Midlands Engine trade mission to show North American businesses how investing in the region could put them in the fast lane for growth.<\/p>\n

Britain is open for business and the government is determined to strengthen Britain\u2019s relationships with countries around the world to help businesses in the Midlands, and across the country, to flourish.<\/p>\n

Mr Javid has brought some of the region\u2019s top business executives and is showcasing the Midlands Engine to an international audience to make sure that the cities of the Midlands become the go-to destination for foreign investment.<\/p>\n

Sajid Javid said:<\/p>\n

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For the first time ever we are bringing the Midlands Engine to the world stage.<\/p>\n

These aren\u2019t just warm words \u2013 over the next 15 years, we plan to generate an additional \u00a334 billion for the Midlands economy.<\/p>\n

And with exports from the Midlands to both the US and Canada up significantly over the past 5 years, we have a strong record to build on.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Midlands has a strong track record of doing business with North America \u2013 between 2010 and 2015 exports from the Midlands to the US rose by 55% and, exports from the Midlands to Canada rose by more than 11%.<\/p>\n

Midlands Engine speeding up<\/h2>\n

The government has strong ambitions to make the Midlands an Engine for Growth in the UK, to add an extra \u00a334 billion to the region\u2019s economy by 2030 and create 300,000 extra jobs.<\/p>\n

Already under this government the Midlands has been growing faster than the UK average outside London \u2013 but we want to go even further.<\/p>\n

Plans for the Midlands include:<\/p>\n