FIRST

Czech Republic

• Introduction

  Rt Hon Lord Hurd of Westwell CH CBE

  Chairman, FIRST Advisory Council

• Presidential priorities

  Alexandr Vondra

  Deputy Prime Minister of the Czech Republic

• Reformed, resourced and ready

  Martin Riman

  Minister of Industry and Trade, Czech Republic

• Pursuing price stability

  Zdenek Tuma

  Governor, Czech National Bank

• Old friends; new partners

  HE Karel Schwarzenberg

  Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Czech Republic

China

• Foreword

  Rt Hon Lord Hurd of Westwell CH CBE

  Chairman, FIRST Advisory Council

• Introduction

  Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP

  Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

• Steering China with a steady hand

  A Profile of Wen Jiabao

  Premier of the People’s Republic of China

• Introduction

  Lord Powell of Bayswater KCMG

  Former Foreign Affairs and Defence Adviser to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher

• Partnership through innovation

  Lord Jones of Birmingham

  Minister for Trade and Investment, UK

• Understanding and friendship

  HE Madame Fu Ying

  Chinese Ambassador to the United Kingdom

• A strengthening partnership

  HE Sir William Ehrman KCMG

  British Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China

• A land of opportunity for the City

  Alderman David Lewis

  Lord Mayor of London

• Building a low-carbon economy

  Richard Lambert

  Director General, CBI

• Cracking China

  Richard Brighouse

  Asia Correspondent, FIRST

• Bridging China and the world

  Dr Kenneth Ge

  General Manager, Bank of China London Branch and Executive Officer, Bank of China (UK) Limited

Chile

• Introduction

  Rt Hon Lord Hurd of Westwell CH CBE

  Chairman, FIRST Advisory Council

• Message

  HE Michelle Bachelet

  President of the Republic of Chile

• A significant international player

  Alejandro Foxley

  Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chile

• Our countries – working together

  Dr Kim Howells MP

  Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

• A sound and open economy

  Andrés Velasco

  Minister of Finance, the Republic of Chile

• Opportunities for new investment

  Hugo Lavados

  Minister of Economy, Development and Reconstruction

• Developing new energy sources

  Marcelo Tokman

  Minister of Energy, Chile

• Chile, A mining country

  Santiago González

  Minister of Mining, Chile

• New opportunities for women

  Laura Abornoz

  Minister, National Service for Women, Chile

• A timely visit

  Rafael Moreno

  Chilean Ambassador to the United Kingdom

• A historic relationship

  Jacques Arnold

  Special Advisor for Latin America, FIRST

Vietnam

• Introduction

  Rt Hon Lord Hurd of Westwell CH CBE

  Chairman, FIRST Advisory Council

• Introduction

  Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP

  Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

• Message

  HE Nguyen Tan Dung

  Prime Minister, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

• Mutually benefical cooperation

  HE Pham Gia Khiem

  Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vietnam

• Building on strong foundations

  HE Vo Hong Phuc

  Minister of Planning and Investment, Vietnam

• Red River, black gold

  Richard Brighouse

  Asia Correspondent, FIRST

• Lifting the last bamboo curtain

  Richard Brighouse

  Asia Correspondent, FIRST

• Production and distribution

  HE Vu Huy Hoang

  Minister of Industry and Trade, Vietnam

• Strength in partnership

  HE Tran Quang Hoan

  Vietnamese Ambassador to the United Kingdom

• Partnership and opportunity

  HE Mark Kent

  British Ambassador to Vietnam

• Rising star

  Pamela Goodman

  Travel Editor, FIRST

• Jumpy market, strong economy

  Dominic Scriven OBE

  Dragon Capital, Vietnam

• To slow or not to slow

  Prakriti Sofat

  Economist, the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation

• An important relationship

  Ben Chapman MP

  Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Vietnam Group

Tanzania

• A range of excellent prospects

  HE Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete

  President of the United Republic of Tanzania

• Putting Zanzibar on the map

  HE Amani Abeid Kurame

  President of Zanzibar

• Infrastructure, the key to growth

  Prof Benno J Ndulu

  Governor of the Bank of Tanzania

• Progress, reform and opportunity

  HE Mwanaidi Sinare Maajar

  Tanzanian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom

• Confidence and goodwill

  HE Phillip Parham

  British High Commissioner to Tanzania

• Unlocking investment potential

  Omari Issa

  Chief Executive Officer, Investment Climate Facility for Africa

• A changing economic structure

  Ali A Mufuruki

  Chairman & CEO, Infotech Investment Group Ltd

• The opportunities for Tanzania

  Roy Trivedy

  Head of Office, Department for International Development (DFID)

• A sustainable future

  Peter J Mwenguo

  Managing Director, Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB)

• Building a gas and oil industry

  Nicholas Lyne

  Senior Staff Writer, FIRST

• A better business environment

  Anthony Reinsch

  Executive Vice-President, Artumas Group Inc (AGI)

• The BEST way forward

  Bede Lyimo

  Better Regulations Unit (BRU), Ministry of Planning, Economy and Empowerment, Tanzania

• Financing growth and development

  William A Mlaki

  Managing Director, Tanzania Investment Bank

• Regulating service utilities

  Haruna Masebu

  Director General of the Board of Directors of EWURA

• Tanzania’s finest coffees

  Adolphe Aloyce Kumburu

  Executive Director, Association of Kilimanjaro Speciality Coffee Growers (Kilicafe)

• Investing in listed securities

  Dr Eve Hawa Sinare

  Partner, REX Attorneys

• A unique African experience

  Nicholas Lyne

  Senior Staff Writer, FIRST

• The human touch

  Modesta Lilian Mahiga

  Managing Director, Professional Approach

• Return and make a difference

  Desidiria Mwegelo

  Marketing Officer, Tanzania Investment Bank

• Infrastructure, the key to growth

  Bashar Tayseer Arafeh

  Chief Operating Officer for Celtel East Africa

• Developing a rich resource

  Gerald Bigurube

  Director General of Tanzania National Parks

• Promoting investment in transport

  Israel Z Sekirasa

  Director General, Surface and Marine Transport Regulatory Authority, SUMATRA

• A blossoming Industry

  The Hon Felix C Mrema

  Chairman of Arusha Blooms Ltd

• A workable partnership

  Harry M Kitillya

  Commissioner General of the TRA

• Resolving a Livingstone mystery

  Justice Augustino S L Ramadhani

  Chief Justice, Tanzania

• Photo report

  Visit of the Vietnamese Prime Minister

• Photo report

  Visit of the Tanzanian President

• Photo report

  Special Breakfast for the President of The Czech Republic