Cameron aims to seal £750m trade, investment deals with S-E Asia
London
UK Prime Minister David Cameron aims to sign some £750 million (S$1.6 billion) trade and investment deals with South-east Asian nations this week. Mr Cameron has also asked the European Union (EU) to jump start a trade agreement with Asean worth £3 billion to the UK economy.
Accompanied by 31 business people from all UK regions, he began his whistle stop four-day trade and investment tour in Indonesia on Monday and will then go to Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam.
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