Archive for December 2021
45% of Firms Facing Difficulties Trading with EU Under Post-Brexit Trade Agreement
45% of firms in a new survey reported difficulties adapting to changes in rules for buying or selling goods brought about by the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), while 15% reported that this was easy Nearly 1 in 4 (23%) said they faced difficulties of buying or selling services, while 14% found it easy 1 in 5 (20%) reported difficulties moving people, while…
Read MoreReaction to business support measures
“We welcome the measures from the Chancellor, which we have been asking for since the Plan B restrictions were announced. “They will provide some respite to the businesses who have been hit hardest by the latest Covid measures. However, if the restrictions persist or are tightened further, then a wider support package, equal to the scale of any new measures, would need to be put in place. “The Chancellor and his team have…
Read MoreStatement from the Chamber regarding potential impact of lockdown
“We recognise the difficult balancing act that the Government has to both protect public health and keep the economy going, but more support and reassurance is needed right now for those businesses that are most exposed to the latest measures. It’s clear that many hospitality sector operators have been affected by the cancellation of events,…
Read MoreBig catch for Chamber International as it helps export innovative £1m fisheries harvest plant to Chile
A £1m innovative salmon harvesting plant that operates on board a vessel has been exported from the Shetland Islands to Chile with support from overseas trade specialist, Chamber International. The self-contained deck-mounted harvest plant, designed and manufactured by aqua-service company, Aquaship Ltd, Lerwick, has been exported to Puerto Montt, capital of Chile’s Los Lagos region,…
Read MoreWest & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce reaction to increase in interest rates
Amanda Beresford, Chair of West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce, has responded to the increase in interest rates: “This is a slightly surprising move by the Bank of England to raise interest rates just now. Yes, inflation is certainly increasing at a rate that is of concern to the Bank, but it’s not necessarily…
Read MoreBCC Warns Chancellor: Business Support Urgently Needed
The Chancellor was warned today of impending damage to the economic recovery if Government did not bring forward support for businesses following the Plan B Covid restrictions announced on Tuesday. The warning came in a letter sent to the Chancellor this morning, co-signed by British Chambers of Commerce Director General, Shevaun Haviland, and BCC President, Baroness Ruby McGregor-Smith CBE. In the letter Ms Haviland and…
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