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Reacting to news of a proposed agreement on the Northern Ireland Protocol, William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the BCC, said: “The BCC has long been calling for a…
The Open University and the West and North and Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a roundtable in which local business and educational leaders discussed a variety of challenges that…
Showcasing Bradford’s future to the world was the topic of discussion at the latest meeting of the Bradford Property Forum. With the UK Real Estate, Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREIIF)…
Business leaders in York are being offered the chance to have their voices heard by those in charge of the city’s economic future. Ahead of the City of York Council…
The latest UK labour market data is out and there are 1.134m vacancies (down 76,000 as uncertainty affects business confidence). Private sector pay is at a record high (outside of…
Issues of childcare, energy costs, business rates and green funding must be solved to unlock firms’ growth potential. With recent BCC research showing more than 75% of companies failing to…
Reaction to ONS trade figures as Bank Governor address Chamber members Latest trade figures from the Office for National Statistics show that international trade faces a challenging year ahead. With…
Businesses of all sizes are being called upon to have their say regarding skills provision in the region. West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce is administering the Local Skills…
82% of businesses attempting to recruit have faced challenges, with hospitality and manufacturing firms most likely to report difficulties Over six in ten (61%) businesses are actively trying to…
York & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the formation of a new Hospitality Forum to represent, champion and support the sector. The Hospitality Forum has a…
Inflation has caused businesses in West and North Yorkshire to effectively dismantle plans for investment, new research from West & North Yorkshire reveals. The Chamber’s Quarterly Economic Survey for the…
After significant declines across all business conditions tracked by the BCC in Q3, most indicators have stabilised at a low level. Profitability confidence remains at Covid-crisis levels; only one in…
The BCC expects the UK economy to remain in recession for five quarters before an anaemic recovery in 2024, but inflation has likely peaked at 11%. UK Economic Outlook The…
West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce says that the lack of movement on high-speed rail infrastructure for the region in today’s Autumn Statement represents a missed opportunity for the…
The state of Yorkshire’s economy came under the microscope when West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce, alongside the Bank of England, took part in a Regional and National Economic…
A raft of Yorkshire’s biggest employers and business organisations have today written to the Prime Minister and other key Government departments calling for Northern Powerhouse Rail and HS2 to be…
West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce today calls upon new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to restore economic stability by putting Yorkshire and the North at the heart of its…
Reacting to the PM’s resignation, Shevaun Haviland, Director General of the BCC, said: “Following weeks of chaos and uncertainty, the Prime Minister has resigned. Her resignation means the UK now…