BAB Urges the UK and USA to Restart Transatlantic Travel in Open Letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and President Biden

BAB Urges the UK and USA to Restart Transatlantic Travel in Open Letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and President Biden 3 April 2021 Contact: Dominic Parker, Communications Manager dparker@babinc.org | 020 7290 9882 | +44 7500 115352 London/New York – Today, BritishAmerican Business sent letters to both the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and U.S.…

BritishAmerican Business CEO Duncan Edwards Comments on today’s first-ever G7 Trade Track Ministerial Meeting

BritishAmerican Business CEO Duncan Edwards Comments on today’s first-ever G7 Trade Track Ministerial Meeting: “Today’s G7 Trade Track Ministerial meeting is a very positive signal, at a time when global trade is under considerable stress. Concerted action is needed to address issues within the global trading system and modernize the WTO. Our business community, with…

BritishAmerican Business statement on Announcement that the U.S. Will Export Tariff Options in Reponse to UK Digital Services Tax

In response to the announcement that the United States will explore tariff options in response to the UK Digital Services Tax, Emanuel Adam, Executive Director and Director of Policy & Trade, BritishAmerican Business said: “We worry that, once again, the threat of unilateral tariffs are being considered as an option. The last four years have…

Biden Administration Unveils Immigration Reform Bill – Littler

Biden Administration Unveils Immigration Reform Bill  An Article by Jorge Lopez, Shareholder, Chair, Global Mobility and Immigration Practice Group and Elizabeth Whiting, Associate, Littler Last week, President Biden’s comprehensive immigration reform proposal, the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021, was introduced in the House and Senate. As officials in the administration initially reported, the provisions for the proposed legislation indeed…

The Wait Continues for Trade Talks – Notes from the CEO – March 2021

The Wait Continues for Trade Talks Notes from the CEO – March 2021 Duncan Edwards Chief Executive Officer BritishAmerican Business At the time of writing, the confirmation of the two most significant political appointments for the transatlantic trade and investment portfolio is imminent. Governor Gina Raimondo will lead the US Commerce Department and Katherine Tai will be the new US Trade Representative. Biden’s…

International Women’s Day 2021

International Women’s Day Tamra Eker Managing Director, New York BritishAmerican Business Over the past 12 months women across the US and UK have begun to see the signposts of progress. The US saw its first female Vice President, the world finally saw two more black women appointed to the helms of Fortune 500 companies at…

What to do about “Global COVID Nomads” and Other Wandering Workers Who Telecommute from Abroad for Personal Reasons – Littler

What to do about “Global COVID Nomads” and Other Wandering Workers Who Telecommute from Abroad for Personal Reasons  An Article by Donald C. Dowling Jr –  Shareholder, Littler Technology facilitates remote work in ways that, years ago, just were not possible. Take telecommuting. These days, all kinds of jobs that had to be performed at…