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Chambers report

Investment to fall despite strong economic recovery

Glasgow Business Park
Investment may fall because of tax rises and lingering Covid concerns Business investment is expected to fall this year even as the economy grows at a pace not seen forRead More

Shock survey

Firms blame cost for failing to hit carbon targets

CO2 and carbon
Net zero is not a priority for many firms Firms blame cost and a lack of financial support for failing to keep pace with the government’s objectives on achieving carbonRead More

Trade data

Brexit and pandemic blamed as exports fall further

Container
Trade figures worsening Export trade has worsened with more British firms reporting a decline in overseas sales. New figures for the first quarter of 2021 show 41% of companies reportRead More

Trade association

BCC hires Haviland from Cabinet Office as new DG

Shevaun Haviland
Shevaun Haviland: succeeds Adam Marshall British Chambers of Commerce has appointed Shevaun Haviland from the UK government Cabinet Office as Director General. The former Disneyland Paris executive will succeed AdamRead More

Call to cut business rates

Retailers and BCC call for decisive action on Budget and Brexit

David Lonsdale
David Lonsdale: ‘investment will be more critical’ (pic: Terry Murden)   Business groups are today calling for decisive action from the UK and Scottish governments on the Holyrood Budget andRead More

Growth forecasts downgraded

Chancellor urged to avoid ‘business as usual’ Budget

Adam Marshall
Adam Marshall: ‘Chancellor must incentivise business’ (pic: Terry Murden)   The Chancellor has been warned that the Autumn Budget cannot be a ’business as usual’ affair after new data saidRead More

Chambers questions Bank

Carney’s upbeat comments on economy ‘ill-judged’ says BCC

Mark Carney
Bank of England governor Mark Carney's upbeat comments on the UK economy have been termed 'ill-judged' after evidence emerged of sluggish growth across the country.

Progress 'on only two issues'

Business ‘at breaking point’ over Brexit says BCC

Adam Marshall
Businesses say the UK government has made only 'limited' progress on just two of 23 of the issues...

Forecasts downgraded

Trade war risk adds to need for ‘robust action’ says BCC

Adam Marshall
Slower consumer spending, business investment and trade has led the British Chambers of Commerce to

Chambers unite to urge speedy deal

German companies switch investment from UK

Liz Cameron
German companies are switching investment away from the UK in anticipation of costly Brexit trade barriers...