FIRST

Introduction

Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Opening up to a curious world

Wang Chen

Minister of the State Council Information Office, People’s Republic of China

Message

HE Wen Jiabao

Premier of the State Council of China

Energetic, constructive engagement

Sir William Ehrman KCMG

British Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China

Sixty years of progress

Nick Lyne

Senior Staff Writer, FIRST

China at the top table

Lord Davies of Abersoch CBE

Minister for Trade, Investment and Small Business, UK

China’s strategic role in the world

Sir David Brewer CMG

Chairman, China-Britain Business Council

Engagement a priority

Stephen Perry

Chairman of the 48 Group Club

Introduction

Rt Hon Lord Hurd of Westwell CH CBE

Chairman, FIRST Advisory Council

The cautious liberal

Dmitry Medvedev

President of the Russian Federation

Preserving economic stability

Alexey Kudrin

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation

Long-term energy development

Sergei Shmatko

Energy Minister of the Russian Federation

Funding diversification

Thomas Mirow

President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Future strength forged in crisis

Yury Fedotov

Russian Ambassador to the UK

Globalisation and multilateralism

Anne Pringle CMG

Ambassador of the UK to the Russian Federation

Weathering the economic storm

Nick Lyne

Senior Staff Writer, FIRST

Partners in technology

Andrew Gould

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Schlumberger Ltd

Investing for the long term

Alexander Medvedev

Deputy CEO, Gazprom and Director General, Gazprom Export

Meltdown averted – what next?

Clemens Grafe

Chief Economist for the CIS and Russia, UBS

Message

HM Queen Elizabeth II

Message

HE Pratibha Patil

President of the Republic of India

Delivering inclusive growth

Pranab Mukherjee

Finance Minister, Republic of India

Paving the way to prosperity

Kamal Nath

Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Republic of India

Reducing poverty through tourism

Kumari Selja

Minister for Housing, Urban Poverty Alleviation and Tourism, Republic of India

All aboard...

India tourism focus

A new era of engagement

Richard Lambert

Director-General, CBI

Closer UK-India business ties

Sharon Bamford

Chief Executive, UK India Business Council (UKIBC)

Seeing opportunity in adversity

M.D. Mallya

Chairman and Managing Director, Bank of Baroda

Fuelling economic development

Sarthak Behuria

Chairman, IndianOil Corporation Limited

India – the real Asian Tiger?

Sarosh Zaiwalla

Senior Partner, Zaiwalla & Co. Solicitors, London

Foreword

Rt Hon Lord Hurd of Westwell CH CBE

Chairman, FIRST Advisory Council

Populist approach drives agenda

HE Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

President of the Argentine Republic

An attractive destination

Enrique Meyer

National Secretary of Tourism, the Argentine Republic

Investment opportunities

Dr Beatriz Nofal

President of ProsperAr, Argentina’s Investment Development Agency

Multilateral cooperation

HE Shan Morgan

British Ambassador to the Argentine Republic and Non-Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Paraguay

New hydrocarbon exploration

Nick Lyne

Energy Correspondent, FIRST

A fascinating, dramatic country

Jacques Arnold

Special Advisor for Latin America, FIRST

Introduction

Rt Hon Lord Hurd of Westwell CH CBE

Chairman, FIRST Advisory Council

Message

Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Economic growth and stability

Profile of HE Ilham Aliyev

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Azercell: we value our customers

Ali Agan

Chief Executive Officer, Azercell

Keeping energy options open

Azerbaijan energy

A long-standing relationship

The UK and Azerbaijan