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Quarterly Economic Survey Q2: Marked Improvement in Business Conditions but Inflation Concerns Hit Record Highs
Significantly more firms reporting improvements in key indicators, such as domestic sales and business confidence with some measures returning to pre-pandemic levels However, these rises come from the lowest base in the 31-year history of the QES, and business conditions remain fragile The balance […]
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Government Must Work with Industry and International Partners to Find Solutions for International Travel – BCC
Responding to the update of the ‘green list’ for international travel, British Chambers of Commerce Co-Executive Director Hannah Essex said: “Government must work with businesses, the aviation industry and international partners to uncover solutions to further […]
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How businesses can manage their cashflow as they start to reopen
The impacts of the pandemic will be felt well into the future but for now, businesses are taking their first steps in gradually reopening. Coffee shops and cafes are welcoming […]
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BCC Issues Blueprint For Economic Recovery And Says Global Trade Can Be A Key Driver
The new Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce, Shevaun Haviland, will today (THURSDAY) set out the action needed to help firms and communities rebuild. In her first speech at the BCC’s Global Annual Conference, Haviland will argue that key steps are […]
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BCC Responds to UK-Australia Announcement of Agreement in Principle on Trade
William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce, says: “Businesses will welcome this Agreement in Principle as a step forward. However, there is a long way to go before the signing […]
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Support For Business Must Continue – BCC Responds To Roadmap
Claire Walker, Co-Executive Director of the British Chambers of Commerce, said: “Businesses will be disappointed by this setback to the reopening in England. This delay to the removal of restrictions […]
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BCC Forecast: UK set for an uneven economic recovery, despite record GDP growth
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has today (Thursday) released its latest economic forecast which predicts UK GDP growth for 2021 of 6.8%, which if realised would be the strongest outturn […]
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Business confidence rises, but fears over future lockdowns remain
Businesses are increasingly confident in their ability to grow and recover, although many still have fears about the ongoing impact of Covid restrictions. Growth: 63% of firms surveyed confident in […]
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Survey shows major sectoral differences in how firms have adopted flexible working practices during the pandemic
A new BCC survey of more than 900 UK firms shows that remote working was by far the most common form of flexible working offered at 66% – however only […]
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Chamber of Commerce to celebrate the Region’s business Revival with a Party like no other
Barnsley & Rotherham Chamber is planning to celebrate the strength of the local business community and reflect upon the challenges many have faced during one of toughest periods of trading […]
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BCC reacts to latest Labour Market Figures
Commenting on ONS Labour Market statistics for May 2021 published today, BCC Head of Economics, Suren Thiru, said: “The decline in the unemployment rate and the rise in payroll employment is further confirmation that the UK jobs market is now more resilient to the […]
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78% of Businesses Report No Plans to Implement ‘Vaccine Certification’, BCC Survey Shows
A survey of more than 1,000 UK businesses carried out by the BCC shows that only 5% of firms have already implemented their own requirements for proof of vaccination Firms with more […]
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