1.104 The Government has introduced a number of measures to promote trade and investment as set out in the Trade and Investment White Paper.13 In addition, the Government will:
• spend £10 million to make available to 500 mid-sized businesses each year the bespoke export support services of UK Trade & Investment (UKTI);
• spend £35 million to double, from 25,000 to 50,000, the number of SMEs that UKTI supports each year;14
• work through the EU to complete free trade agreements with India, Singapore and Canada in 2012, and make substantial progress towards completing trade agreements with Mercosur, most ASEAN countries and Japan within the next three years; and
• capitalise on the growth potential of education exports by launching HE Global, an online information and advice portal for higher education (HE) institutions wishing to expand abroad, and developing a vehicle to bring together government, HE and industry expertise to package and sell education offers overseas.
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13 Trade and Investment for Growth, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, February 2011.
14 Britain Open for Business, UKTI's five year strategy, May 2011.