The UK and India have a significant trading partnership – UK-India trade went up 15% last year, to £18 billion.
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The UK has been the largest G20 investor in India over the last ten years.
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In 2016-17, the UK received more investment from Indian companies than the rest of the EU combined.
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There are 26 masala bonds listed on the London Stock Exchange. More than £5.6 billion has been raised in London for Indian infrastructure projects through bond issuances.
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The UK was India's fifth largest export market for goods in 2016, ahead of Germany, France, Italy and Japan.
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In 2016, over one in ten international visits to India were by UK nationals.
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Over 500,000 visas were granted to Indian nationals in the year ending March 2018.
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In the last 10 years, UK-India research and innovation collaboration has risen from £1 million to over £275 million, with a joint commitment of £400 million by 2021.
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Fintech contributes £6.6 billion annually to the UK economy, employing over 60,000 people in 1,600 companies.
Mumbai is the fintech capital of India, and the Indian fintech industry is projected to grow at a double-digit pace to touch $2.4 billion by 2020.
