Notes from the CEO – January 2021

Notes from the CEO – January 2021 Duncan Edwards Chief Executive Officer BritishAmerican Business Phew!  I don’t know about you, but I am more pleased than usual to be able to wish members and friends of BritishAmerican Business a happy new year, largely of course because 2021 won’t be 2020!  Early January always feels like…

Press Release: A Foundation to Build on in the Future – BritishAmerican Business Welcomes Announcement of UK-EU Deal

A Foundation to Build on in the Future – BritishAmerican Business Welcomes Announcement of UK-EU Deal 24 December 2020 Contact: Dominic Parker, Communications Manager dparker@babinc.org | 020 7290 9882 | +44 7500 115352 London/New York – BritishAmerican Business welcomes today’s announcement that the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) have reached an agreement…

Statement in Response to Updated Quarantine Rules for International Travellers to England

In response to the news that travellers arriving in England will be able to reduce their time in quarantine following private testing measures, BAB London Executive Director and Director of Policy and Trade, Emanuel Adam published the following statement: “The transatlantic business community welcomes today’s announcement as a crucial step in our efforts to re-open…

First United Airlines Flight Offering Free Transatlantic COVID-19 Testing Takes Off

First United Airlines Flight Offering Free Transatlantic COVID-19 Testing Takes Off First of its kind, testing program guarantees customers over two years old and crew test negative before departure November 16, 2020 NEWARK, N.J. – Today, United customers traveling on flight 14 from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to London Heathrow (LHR) were the first…

Press Release: Bob Garrett elected Chair of BritishAmerican Business Board of Directors

Bob Garrett Elected Chair of BritishAmerican Business Board of Directors 3 November 2020 Contact: Dominic Parker, Communications Manager dparker@babinc.org | 020 7290 9882 | +44 7500 115352 London/New York – At the BritishAmerican Business (BAB) Annual General Meeting held on Oct 22nd, Bob Garrett, New York area managing partner for KPMG US, was elected chair of…

#ChampionsofTrade

Today, BritishAmerican Business, in partnership with the U.S. Embassy in London, launched #ChampionsofTrade, an initiative which will tell the stories of local businesses and transatlantic trade stakeholders across the entire United Kingdom (UK). They will describe how transatlantic trade makes a difference to them and why increasing transatlantic trade benefits us all. There is no…

Press Release: BritishAmerican Business Publishes UK-U.S. Free Trade Agreement Roadmap

BritishAmerican Business Publishes UK-U.S. Free Trade Agreement Roadmap 16 October 2020 Contact: Dominic Parker, Communications Manager dparker@babinc.org | 020 7290 9882 | +44 7500 115352 London – Today, BritishAmerican Business launched its latest paper, Charting a Course: A Roadmap to a Comprehensive UK-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, setting out a path to achieving a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (FTA) being agreed by the…