Taiwan Britain Business Council to further expand collaboration between UK and Taiwan
皇冠体育app Taiwan Britain Business Council鈥檚 Annual Conference will take place in Taipei from 3 to 4 June 2013.
皇冠体育app 15th Joint Meeting of the Taiwan Britain Business Council (TBBC) will take place on from 3-4 June 2013 in Taipei as an opportunity to meet potential business partners, and to promote and advance bilateral trade and investment between the UK and Taiwan.
皇冠体育app conference offers delegates from the UK and Taiwan briefings and meetings in the sectors of Financial and Professional Services, ICT, Rail & Infrastructure and Travel & Tourism.
皇冠体育app Taiwan British Business Council (TBBC) is a body of senior business representatives from the UK and Taiwan, tasked with developing trade and investment links. Each year the TBBC hold an annual conference which brings together company representatives, businesses and trade promotion organisations to discuss bi-lateral trade between the two markets. 皇冠体育app Council focuses on the scope for increased business opportunities and supports proposals for the elimination of tariff and non-tariff barriers.
皇冠体育app World Bank鈥檚 Doing Business Report 2013 ranks Taiwan as 16th in 鈥淓ase of Doing Business鈥�, which is up nine positions from 2012.Taiwan is the second largest investor in China allowing excellent partnership opportunities for British companies. Bilateral trade (goods only) in 2012 was 拢5.1 billion with the UK being Taiwan鈥檚 third largest trading partner in Europe.
Further information
UK Trade & Investment will be arranging a rail mission, an ICT mission and looking to arrange a mission for SMEs to Taipei. UK companies that wish to take part in either mission and/or would like to attend the conference should contact the Taiwan Britain Business Council (TBBC) at [email protected] for further information.
For companies based in Taiwan or from the Asia Pacific Region, please contact Alan Bell, Senior Commercial Officer, British Trade & Cultural Office at [email protected]