Councils to get advice on attracting foreign investment
0The Local Government Association is set to publish a guide to help councils attract foreign capital investment into their local areas.
According to papers to a meeting of the association’s People and Places Board, consultants have interviewed councils and are at the final stages of drafting the guide.
A report said: “Councils are uniquely positioned, with their knowledge of local economies, powers over local infrastructure planning and a strong track record of building connections with localities across the world, to attract inward investment and work with local businesses to increase exports to foreign markets.”