Archive for August 2025
Chamber reacts to GDP growth figures
West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce welcomes the better-than-expected GDP figures but warns over the continuing cost pressures felt by UK businesses. Britain’s economy outpaced forecasts by growing at 0.3 per cent in the three months to June but slowed from the 0.7 per cent seen in the preceding quarter. Mark Casci, head of…
Read MoreWNY Chamber welcomes decision to cut interest rates
West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce welcomes the news that Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)’s decision to cut interest rates. As was widely expected, the MPC reduced interest rates from 4.25 per cent to 4 per cent, the lowest level in two years. The Chamber’s head of policy and representation Mark Casci…
Read MoreChamber expansion and new membership model
West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce is set for expansion, taking on the whole of West Yorkshire to become one of the largest chambers in the country. Currently serving Bradford, Leeds and York and North Yorkshire, the chamber will now be recruiting and supporting members from the Wakefield, Kirklees and Calderdale areas. The expansion…
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