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Johnson to promote capital to developers

March 9, 2009 by Martin Hoscik

Boris Johnson has vowed to promote London as “the best city in the world” for developers looking to beat the recession when he attends the MIPIM property conference in Cannes this week.

The Mayor will be making several keynote speeches and is scheduled to attend a number a number of fringe events.

Speaking on Monday Major Johnson said: “During my short stay at MIPIM I will be taking every opportunity to shout from the roof tops that London is simply the best city in the world to invest in and it’s getting better all the time. With the 2012 Games just around the corner and construction of Crossrail ready to start, investors will be spoilt for choice in the range of opportunities arising from these two projects alone.”

“I’ll be telling those investors and developers that the future for London is spectacularly bright and they can look forward to a good return on every pound, dollar, euro or yuan that they put into our fantastic city.”

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