Responding to today’s King’s Speech, Alex Veitch Director of Policy and Insight at the British Chambers of Commerce, said: “The King’s Speech opened with an aspiration to increase economic growth – but it failed to outline how that will happen. The businesses we represent need help in...
Reacting to the latest Bank of England interest rate decision, David Bharier, Head of Research at the British Chambers of Commerce, said: “Today's decision to again hold the interest rate at 5.25% will allay some concerns of the businesses we speak to that are unable to...
The British Chambers of Commerce is calling for a business-focused King’s Speech next week that gives firms confidence to invest. Latest data from the BCC’s Insight Unit shows investment flatlining. Our Quarterly Economic Survey for Q3, showed only 23% of respondents reporting an increase in investment....
Businesses in South Yorkshire are being asked to share their views on our region’s existing transport infrastructure and how it could potentially be improved in order to better meet their needs. Conducted by the respective Chambers of Commerce for Doncaster, Sheffield and Barnsley & Rotherham, the...
Responding to the launch of the call for evidence on a new trade agreement with Turkiye, BCC Head of Trade Policy, William Bain, said: "Global trade has evolved since the current trading terms between the UK and Turkiye were put in place. “It makes sense to build...
• BCC’s Trade Confidence Outlook sees no improvement in Q3 of 2023 as half of all SME exporters (49%) saw no change in overseas sales, and a quarter (25%) reported a decrease. • Just over a quarter of exporting SME firms (26%) saw their overseas...
