UK industrial heartland goes big to woo foreign investors

London

BRITAIN'S West Midlands region is rolling out the red carpet for both local and foreign investments, with officials there looking to boost business ties with a number of countries including Singapore.

Foreign investment into the United Kingdom has fallen since the historic Brexit referendum in 2016, and the West Midlands' population of three million and businesses have endured some tough times of late, with youth unemployment currently close to 20 per cent.