UK economic growth is expected to halve this year amid soaring inflation, major tax rises, and global shocks – including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. UK Economic Outlook – 2022 The British Chambers of Commerce has downgraded its expectations for UK GDP growth in 2022 to 3.6%, from 4.2% in its previous forecast in December 2021 and…
Press release – Cushman & Wakefield Retail sector showing signs of improving liquidity across the whole CEE region Price improvements with yield compression seen in all segments of the market Almost 20% price growth for industrial assets Bratislava, 21 February 2022 – In 2021, commercial property investment volumes in CEE continued to trend upwards, increasing…
· 71% of exporters say EU trade deal is not enabling them to grow or increase sales · Only 1 in 8 exporters think it is helping them grow or increase sales · Majority think it has pushed up costs, increased paperwork and delays, and put the UK at a competitive disadvantage. New research* carried…
Renewed flights with Eurowings from Kosice Košice, 16th February 2022 Eastern Slovakia welcomes direct flights to Germany after a two years break. The German low-cost airline Eurowings, based in Düsseldorf, which is a member of the Lufthansa group, will renew its operations from 15th April, 2022 and will fly from Košice to Düsseldorf. Eurowings will fly…
“While assistance for households is welcome, businesses will be dismayed at the lack of support for those firms also struggling with their energy bills. Many have already been hit by steep rises, with further significant spikes expected as existing fixed tariff contracts come to an end in the coming months. “Smaller firms are particularly exposed as they have…
Dve tretiny slovenských firiem v kanceláriách ponúkajú zamestnancom prácu z domu -výsledky dotazníka nájomcov kancelárií- BRATISLAVA, 2. februára 2022 – Na základe posledných údajov z nedávneho prieskumu na trhu kancelárskych nájomcov na Slovensku realitno-poradenskej spoločnosti Cushman & Wakefield vyplýva, že dve tretiny slovenských firiem ponúkajú zamestnancom prácu z domu, uvedomujú si však výhody práce z kancelárie. Prieskum bol uskutočnený na…
On the second anniversary of Brexit, and with huge lorry queues being reported at Dover last week, the BCC is calling for urgent action to improve trade with Europe. With well over half of UK exporters (60%) surveyed by the BCC in November 2021 reporting difficulties in trading with the EU, an increase from 49%…
There have been great strides in the field of corporate sustainability over the last 12 months, but more companies need to get a better grasp of this topic. Why? Because it’s going to have a huge impact on their business in the coming years as new regulations come into force and demand for transparency increases.…
The British Chambers of Commerce has set out its manifesto to recruit legions of new UK exporters as its research continues to show poor overseas trade growth: In Q4 of 2021, just over a quarter of exporting firms (29%) saw their overseas sales increase Almost half (47%) saw no change, and a quarter (24%) reported a decrease This is despite substantially more firms reporting improved domestic conditions,…
· 58% of firms expect their prices to increase in the next three months, the highest on record. 66% of businesses cited inflation as a concern, also a record high · 1 in 4 (27%) firms were worried about rising interest rates, as concerns over rate hikes among manufacturers reach record high · Just under…