Jersey is ‘link to emerging economies’

Thursday 8th July 2010, 3:00PM BST.

Jersey Finance chief executive Geoff Cook

JERSEY can create a ‘virtuous triangle’ between the City of London and the emerging economies of China, India and Russia, an audience of City professionals heard this week.

About 150 people found out what Jersey has to offer to City firms and their clients interested in investing in emerging markets at a major conference in London on Tuesday.

The Jersey Finance event was held in the impressive surroundings of the Honourable Artillery Company in City Road.

Jersey Finance chief executive Geoff Cook said that that Island effectively created the ‘virtuous triangle’ by acting as a conduit, in that onshore investors could invest in emerging markets through Jersey when they would not otherwise be able to do so directly.

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