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Labour Pressures Continue for Businesses
Reacting to the latest labour market data, published by the ONS this morning, Jane Gratton, Deputy Director Public Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce said:
“The labour market remains a significant challenge for employers who are struggling with skills shortages, higher wage costs and the imminent hike in employment taxes.
“While the rise in average earnings is slowing, it continues to add huge cost pressures to business, underlining the competition between firms to [...]
US Tariffs Hit UK Business
Reacting to the introduction of 25 percent tariffs on exports of UK steel and aluminium to the United States, William Bain, BCC Head of Trade Policy, said:
“This is a difficult day for trans-Atlantic trade and plunges businesses, in both the US and UK, into a new age of uncertainty.
“Products made with UK steel and aluminium play an important part in many supply chains in the US. Both sides will now be facing up to negotiations on how the burden of these new tariffs will [...]
UK Must Transform Archaic Infrastructure
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is calling on the Government to tackle the problems of the UK’s worn-out infrastructure to fire up growth.
Among the recommendations in a new report, the BCC is calling for ministers to:
Improve road and rail capacity and electrify key sections of the rail network Deliver regional transport projects and grid connectivity Listen to business on its national and regional infrastructure needs, and provide long-term policy stability and [...]OUR LATEST PUBLICATIONS
FOUNDERS’ TESTIMONIALS
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.”
