Thought for London is our comments section which offers you our view on recent London research and news.  

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• Brazil can learn from London’s 2012 plans
  I travelled to São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil in June to meet businesses with the potential to invest in London and highlight the opportunities that London’s projected $80billion growth by 2012 can present to them. 
• Early start to the 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games construction site highlights building opportunities in London - May's Thought 
  The month of May saw construction work begin on the London Olympic Park – three months ahead of schedule. As the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, pointed out at the event to mark this special occasion, the legacy of the Park will be the regeneration of Stratford.
• London is a world leader in creative industries - April's Thought   
  I visited Japan and Korea to meet both new and existing investors and to promote the investment opportunities presented by London’s predicted economic growth of $80billion by 2012.
• Celebrating China’s success in London - March's Thought   
  In March I had the great pleasure of hosting Think London’s 5th Annual Chinese Business Reception at the Victoria & Albert museum in South Kensington.  The reception was attended by over 250 guests proudly celebrated the links between London and China.
• London’s economic growth offers great potential for Mexican investment - February's Thought
  In early February I visited Mexico to promote the investment opportunities that London can offer Mexican companies. My message was simple - Think Global, Think London.
• Building ties with India - December 2007/January 2008 Thought
  In early November I had the pleasure of accompanying the Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, and a delegation of London ambassadors on a seven day visit to India to promote closer ties with London in business, tourism, education and the creative industries.
• London is top - October/November's Thought
  This month, the European Cities Monitor, commissioned by international real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield ranked London the best European city in which to set up and do business. This is for the 18th consecutive year and comes on top of the OCO Consulting report released in the summer which ranked London and Shanghai as the top two cities for business world-wide.
• The growing business of creativity - August/September's Thought
  While the financial and business services sectors will continue to drive the estimated $80 billion of growth in London over the next five years they are not the only sectors positioned for significant growth. 
• London business elite think for London - July's Thought
  On 28 June, Think London hosted a Symposium on globalisation, its effect on foreign direct investment (FDI) and the evolving international position of London in the next decade. The question for the Symposium was: how can we package and market the London proposition to both compete with and attract investment from the emerging economies of the world?
• London needs to BRIC its brand - June's Thought 
  London’s FDI rankings on both a European and world-wide level are certainly good news for the city and its economy. London’s market share in Europe is at its highest level since 2000, and it is the only European city within the top five world cities for FDI.

Michael Charlton, Chief Executive
Think London