“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…
“The Bank of England’s decision to raise interest rates was surprising given mounting uncertainty over the economic impact of the Omicron variant. While today’s rate increase may have little effect on most firms, many will view this as the first step in a longer policy movement – not as a partial reversal of last year’s…
Restaurants remain closed. Compiled by Spectator The government approved another round of milder measures. From December 17, people will be allowed to visit each other. The cabinet approved gatherings up to a maximum of six people, or for members of one household. This comes after Health Minister Vladimír Lengvarský told the public last week that…
Commenting on the inflation statistics for November 2021, published today by the Office for National Statistics, Head of Economics at the BCC Suren Thiru, said: “The latest figures confirms that the surge in inflation continued unabated in November. “The increase largely reflected higher fuel prices and strong base effects which pushed up clothing and footwear prices in comparison with November 2020. Stronger growth in…
Reacting to the latest ONS Trade figures, William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce, said: “The recent uplift in trade with the EU following a difficult start to 2021 is not being sustained, and in October tipped into reverse. “This is a warning sign. Although the data is a one-month snapshot it feeds into a detectable trend of a levelling off…
