Climate Commitments Could be the Way to Unlock Trade Talks Notes from the CEO – February 2021 Duncan Edwards Chief Executive Officer BritishAmerican Business A month into the new year and the political drama that we have become accustomed to hasn’t abated. I won’t add to the comment that BAB made on January 6th other than to say that…
In response to the UK’s decision to start formal accession discussions to the CPTPP, BritishAmerican Business CEO, Duncan Edwards said: “On behalf of our members, BritishAmerican Business (BAB) welcomes the announcement made today by Secretary of State for International Trade, Liz,Truss, that the UK is beginning negotiations to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). Joining…
Transatlantic British Businesses Acknowledged by U.S. and UK Government at Virtual Roundtable 28 January 2021 Contact: Dominic Parker, Communications Manager dparker@babinc.org | 020 7290 9882 | +44 7500 115352 London – Today, the Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in London, Yael Lempert, and UK Minister for Exports, Graham Stuart, welcomed a group of business representatives from across the UK to…
SMEs across UK voice support for easier transatlantic trade 26 January 2021 Contact: Dominic Parker, Communications Manager dparker@babinc.org | 020 7290 9882 | +44 7500 115352 New report shows opportunities and challenges of trade with US for small businesses SMEs across UK reveal battle with high costs and red tape to sell in the American…
Commenting on the extraordinary events at The Capitol on 6 January, Duncan Edwards, CEO of BAB said: “BAB condemns utterly the violence in Washington yesterday and the senseless loss of life that resulted. The huge success of the US economy, its position as a magnet for investment, innovation and talent is due to the reliability…
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…
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…
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…
Unlocking the Full Value of First-Party Data Croud’s director of data solutions, Kevin Joyner, recently joined a panel hosted by BritishAmerican Business discussing first-party data and how businesses in the UK and US can unlock its full value whilst navigating evolving legislation. Kevin was joined by Kenneth Rashbaum, partner at Barton LLP, who was able…
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…