On Thursday 9th July 2015, the official release of the 15th Finance, Business and Insurance (FBI) magazine was held at the House of Commons, amidst prestigious guests, scrumptious canapés and beverages; it was an affair to remember.
The FBI special issue covers a range of financial products and services. FBI has the unique distinction of being the only recognised finance and business publication tailored to meet the needs of the Asian community.
Present at the event were Editor/Publisher of Asian Voice/Gujarat Samachar, C.B. Patel, Rt Hon Keith Vaz MP was also present, as well as Mr P. J. Bhaliya, Deputy Chief Executive of the Bank of Baroda UK. The Bank of Baroda UK were the sponsors of the FBI event.
The event had a good turn out, in contrary to the expectations due to the tube strike that was taking place throughout London. The guests were resilient and did not let the tube strike, nor the chaotic London traffic stop them from making the launch of the magazine a success. Keith Vaz humorously said, “Can I first of all congratulate all of you on beating the strikers and being with us today?”
Speaking about the attendees at the release of the magazine, Keith Vaz said, “Amongst you today, we have rising stars, stars that have risen... each and everyone of you make terrific contribution to the way in which our country operates and through your various businesses, you are all making that contribution.”
C.B. Patel thanked everyone for supporting the Asian Business Publications Limited. He spoke about his association with the Bank of Baroda as well and their contribution to the UK economy. “I opened my first bank account when I was seventeen in 1954, with the Bank of Baroda.”
Mr Bhaliya spoke about the Bank of Baroda. “This is the second largest bank in India, first being the State Bank of India... We endeavour that the customer should not only be satisfied but we want the delight of the customer. Not only delight, we want that the customer should always be smiling and grow together.”
Mr Bhaliya also thanked C.B. Patel and his team, as well as everyone who made the event a success.
The release of the FBI magazine was a spectacular success, with plenty more to follow in the coming years.