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QUARTERLY RECRUITMENT OUTLOOK: HIRING DIFFICULTIES EASING BUT SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS PERSIST
25 April 2024
Businesses report recruitment conditions have eased, with fewer firms facing difficulties in hiring
66% of responding firms say they’ve faced challenges finding staff, the lowest percentage in three years
Companies in the production and manufacturing sector are the most likely to report challenges in hiring staff (70%)
62% of companies attempted to recruit in the quarter
The latest Quarterly Recruitment Outlook (QRO), a survey of more than 4,600 [...]
THE CROSS-CHANNEL INSTITUTE PRESENTS ITS NEWEST SECTORAL ANALYSIS ON CYBERSECURITY
19 April 2024
The Cross-Channel Institute’s new sector analysis dedicated to Cybersecurity can be downloaded here
The Cross-Channel Institute is the independent and apolitical think tank of the Franco-British Chamber.
[...]UK: INFLATION COOLING BUT BUSINESS PRICE PRESSURES PERSIST
17 April 2024
Reacting to the latest inflation figures published this morning, David Bharier, Head of Research at the British Chambers of Commerce said:
“Today’s figures confirm inflation is continuing to slowly head in the right direction. That’s good news for both consumers and businesses. However, a lot of uncertainty remains among the firms we speak to. Our most recent Quarterly Economic Survey showed almost half of firms in fact expect their prices to rise over the [...]
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JIMMY ZOU, Associate,
PWC FRANCE and AFRIQUE FRANCOPHONE
Whilst there is a large amount of uncertainty regarding the future of economic relations between France and the United Kingdom at the moment, we are not only happy, but also proud to work alongside the Franco-British Chamber on building an impressive vision of what this “special relationship” between companies of our two nations should be. That be the case with or without, before or after, Brexit.
Thierry Drilhon
President of the FRANCO-BRITISH CHAMBER
Both Brexit and COVID-19 have raised unprecedented issues for the entire business community. . Let’s make sure that this particular period leads to a strengthening of the development of economic activities on both sides of the Channel. In this respect, the creation of the Cross-Channel Institute, in partnership with PwC and the British Embassy, is a great opportunity to reinvent our economic & trade relations with the United Kingdom for the coming decades.
Paul Taylor, Deputy Director
Britsh Embassy In France
We at British Embassy are very pleased with this Franco-British Think Tank initiative to which we are delighted to contribute and thus help strengthen the deep and historic relationship between our two countries.
Françoise Rausch
Chairwoman of the Cross-Channel Institute
The Cross-Channel Institute works to promote Franco-British economic relations and to ensure that they are well understood. We believe that information is key: whether it comes from the figures, analysed in our barometers and studies, or from the testimonies of our experts and speakers, shared in the various events we organise
MESSAGE FROM HMA Ms MENNA RAWLINGS, CMG
British Ambassador to France
“The Franco-British friendship continues to grow stronger. Our two countries are entering a new chapter in our bilateral relationship and trade between the UK and France has steadily increased over the last two years. The work of the Cross-Channel Institute is a shining example of the continuing commitment of governments and businesses on both sides of the Channel to our strong and historic relationship. Together we are helping businesses new to the UK and French markets and now, through our cooperation in the Cross-Channel Institute, we will produce expert analysis and innovative solutions to further propel our bilateral trade relationship.”
