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 […]
MoreResponding 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 […]
MoreThe 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 […]
MoreThe 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 […]
MoreWilliam 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 […]
MoreClaire 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 […]
MoreThe 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 […]
MoreBusinesses 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 […]
MoreA 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 […]
MoreBarnsley & 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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