OCTOBER GROWTH UNLIKELY TO HALT RECESSION

12th December 2022

Reacting to the ONS GDP figures for October, David Bharier, Head of Research at the BCC, said:

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MURKY PICTURE FOR UK TRADE AS GOODS EXPORTS FALL AGAIN

12th December 2022

Reacting to the ONS Trade figures for October, William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the BCC, said:

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BCC WELCOMES NEWS OF FRESH SOUTH KOREAN TRADE TALKS

09th December 2022

Reacting to news of a consultation on a new trade deal with South Korea, William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the BCC, said:

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BCC Economic Forecast: Long road to recovery after more than a year of recession

08th December 2022

The BCC expects the UK economy to remain in recession for five quarters before an anaemic recovery in 2024, but inflation has likely peaked at 11%.

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UKRAINE DIGITAL TRADE DEAL A POSITIVE STEP

30th November 2022

Reacting to news of a new Digital Trade Agreement with Ukraine, William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the BCC, said:

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Large-scale deregulation not a priority for UK businesses

29th November 2022

A new survey from the British Chambers of Commerce of 938 businesses, mainly SMEs, has identified low awareness of the Retained EU Law (REUL) Bill among businesses, as well as low levels of priority for deregulation.

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COST TRANSPARENCY HOLDING BACK EXPORTS

24th November 2022

A British Chambers of Commerce survey, of 486 businesses, for its ChamberCustoms brokerage service has found a third of businesses have little or no confidence on the costs they will pay to export goods.

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Record high inflation presents biggest threat to business growth

16th November 2022

​​​​​​​Commenting on the Office for National Statistics inflation figures for October 2022, Head of Research for the British Chambers of Commerce, David Bharier, said: 

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LABOUR MARKET WOES REMAIN

15th November 2022

Commenting on the latest ONS Labour Market statistics released today, BCC Head of People Policy, Jane Gratton, said:

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Almost half of SMEs facing April cliff-edge on energy bills

14th November 2022

A new British Chambers of Commerce survey has found almost half of SMEs say they will find it difficult to pay their energy bills once the Government’s Energy Bill Relief Scheme ends on 31 March 2023.

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