The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has announced the launch of a new Business Council, comprised of prominent UK business leaders, to design and drive the future of the British economy.
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has announced the launch of a new Business Council, comprised of prominent UK business leaders, to design and drive the future of the British economy.
“A new era of international trade will begin today as the first trade agreements agreed by the United Kingdom since it left the European Union come into force."
This week marks the entry into force of the UK trade agreements with Australia and New Zealand - the first entirely new trade deals which the UK has negotiated with key trading partners in the post-Brexit era.
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is launching a new Economic Advisory Council (EAC), to build on its Quarterly Economic Survey, and develop policies to get the economy and businesses growing.
Today's CPI rate of 8.7% indicates that after several false starts, the peak in inflation looks to have passed. But this does not mean the problems caused by inflation will suddenly go away. Prices continue to rise from an already high base, after 18 months of price shocks.
The fact the UK now has a National Semiconductor Strategy is a welcome first step. The BCC has been calling for this for the past year, and it has arrived not a moment too soon to provide some focus, measurable actions and results.
The British Chambers of Commerce are focussed on making the UK the best place to start and grow a business – building networks, supporting companies and giving them a local and national voice.
Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce, Shevaun Haviland, is to urge the Government to reconnect with business as firms see no progress on the barriers to growth. In her keynote address at today's Global Annual Conference she will tell Government to put business at the heart of its plans to revive the UK economy.
Skills shortages and unfilled job vacancies are the stark reality for many businesses across all sectors and regions. We still have more than a million job vacancies which are damaging the economy by preventing firms from fulfilling order books and taking on new work.
Business has been seeking a swift start to these important negotiations with Switzerland. It is the UK’s sixth largest export destination for services, worth £15bn per year, and our seventh largest export location for goods. Overall, 4.1% of total UK exports go to Switzerland.