BCC Forecast: UK economic growth to halve this year as domestic & global headwinds soar

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…

The global real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield has summarized the 2021 investment activity in the CEE commercial real estate market

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…

BCC RESEARCH FINDS LITTLE LOVE FOR EU TRADE DEAL

·         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…

Responding to the Chancellor’s announcement on the cost-of-living crisis, Hannah Essex, Co-Executive Director of the BCC, said:

“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…

Press Release – Cushman & Wakefield

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…

New generation of exporters needed to power economic growth – BCC Trade Manifesto

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,…

Quarterly Economic Survey Q4 2021: Recovery weakening as inflation worries soar

·                   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…