As I visit the Gulf this week, my City A.M. column focuses on how the Square Mile plays a key role in helping the Gulf go green. With strong UK-UAE ties, robust legal systems, global connections, we're paving the way for sustainable finance & collaboration. bit.ly/44kEhIO

I was delighted to welcome representatives from TÜSİAD, the Turkish Industry and Business Association, to the City of London to discuss the strong relationship between businesses in the UK and Turkey, and how we can work more closely together. 🇹🇷🇬🇧

Londra temaslarımız kapsamında Lord Mayor, City of London Michael Mainelli ve CityUK CEO’su Miles Celic ile bir araya geldik. Görüşmelerde İngiltere’de makroekonomik görünüm, Türkiye – Birleşik Krallık arasında ticaret ve yatırım fırsatlarının arttırılması ve ticaretin önündeki engellere…

Parliament Hill athletics track on Hampstead Heath has officially re-opened following our £2m investment. The funding will ensure it remains a key venue for local, national, & international athletics events. loom.ly/kjmytbs Lord Mayor, City of London Hampstead Heath Highgate Harriers

The City of London Corporation is enormously proud of its three wholesale markets, so it was great to visit Billingsgate Market this morning - the UK’s largest inland fish market - and talk to the knowledgeable merchants who ply their trade there. The quality of the produce was…

🌎 On 18 June, I’m bringing together SME leaders working in the City of London for a breakfast event hosted by Heart of the City to discuss how businesses can take positive action against the #climatecrisis - I hope you can join us! Register here >

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A pleasure to speak at XRchiving 2 this weekend, discussing how we can use extended, virtual, augmented and mixed reality tech to help people relate to the City of London in new and exciting ways – making our past, present and future more accessible for all in the Square Mile…

As the world celebrated #EarthDay , my op-ed below highlights how the UK can build on its financial and climate leadership to become a global centre for transition finance. Which is why we'll be hosting the Net Zero Delivery Summit in June.
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With #Passover beginning this evening, we wish members of the Jewish community across the Square Mile and beyond a Chag Pesach sameach!

Today we stop to remember Stephen Lawrence and his powerful legacy. This year our Police Authority Board was proud to partner with the Stephen Lawrence Day Foundation and the City of London Police to host an event for 200 young people. #StephenLawrenceDay

I am delighted to support The City Nature Challenge (citynaturechallenge.org) 26-28 April - a global effort to record nature in our cities to conserve urban biodiversity. In collaboration with Friends of City Gardens and Pollinating London Together, we will start at St Mary…

Honoured to award the Freedom of the City of London to 40 remarkable people today. Their contributions enrich our community and embody the spirit of innovation and dedication. Together, we connect to prosper, solving global challenges and shaping a brighter future.…

As we kick off UK Fintech week, my City A.M. column delves how Fintech is driving innovation.City of London's Innovate Finance Global Summit this week strengthens UK's leadership in this sector. Global fintech collaboration is key to sustaining this momentum.bit.ly/3U16H5S

An enlightened discussion with Chris Trott the UK’s ambassador to the Vatican discussing City of London initiatives on ethical AI and Space protection and exploring what role the Vatican and more importantly faith could play in helping to address these issues. 🇻🇦🇬🇧

The UK invests over £18bn into Italy making us their largest non-EU investor. I had a positive meeting with Valentino Valentini Italy’s Deputy Minister of Enterprises on how we could ease investment flows further such as the mutual recognition of qualifications. 🇮🇹🇬🇧

Delighted to have given a lecture Luiss Guido Carli, highlighting my ‘Connect To Prosper’ Mayoral theme where London’s unparalleled global connections can be utilised to find innovative solutions to the global challenges of the day from climate change to AI. 🇮🇹🇬🇧

It’s a sunny day in Rome in my final leg of my trip to Italy where I’ve had positive meetings with regulators, government officials and major tech and financial services businesses on deepening economic ties and addressing global challenges. 🇮🇹🇬🇧

A positive meeting with Banca d'Italia. Through the Anglo-Italian financial dialogue, City of London is actively supporting greater collaboration between the UK and Italy in financial services, particularly on tech and sustainability. 🇮🇹🇬🇧

Great to meet the President of Liguria Giovanni Toti and Marco Bucci Sindaco, Mayor of Genoa. The ties between our two great port cities are long and enduring, starting with the sharing of the St George’s flag and our ports both handle over 52 million tonnes of cargo annually.🇮🇹🇬🇧