Angus McCallum Founder, Valent Communications It’s official – as the Bureau of Labor Statistics just reported, unemployment is at record lows across the economy. That’s the good news. The bad news – and it’s no news to employers – is that companies are finding it harder than ever before to fill vacant positions and keep the…
BritishAmerican Business Publishes Statement on Heathrow Airport Expansion On 5 June 2018, BritishAmerican Business published a Press Release in response to a Heathrow Airport receiving approval from the UK Government for the construction of a third runway at its airport in West London, England, outlined in the latest Airports National Policy statement tabled by…
BritishAmerican Business Statement Regarding United States (US) Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Imports from the European Union (EU) In response to the United States Government’s announcement on 31 May 2018 that they will be proceeding with raised tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from the European Union, BritishAmerican Business CEO Duncan Edwards delivered the following statement:…
BritishAmerican Business Statement on the Importance of Maintaining Cross-Border Data Flows Data is the lifeblood of the twenty first century economy. It fuels innovation in the private and public sector and is essential to every organisation and businesses effectiveness and growth. Ensuring the cross-border flow of data is one of the top priorities of the…
Jason Shuttleworth US Sales Director, Woodland Group The UK Referendum that opened the door to Brexit created a large amount of uncertainty globally. The UK government still have a great deal of work to do with their EU counterparts in order to get the deal they would like and political agendas are arguably not helping…
Tim Rezendes International Expansion & Business Development Manager, USA, Osborne Clarke The growing digital economy, shifting demands of tenants and the convergence of technology within the real estate sector will have significant implications in the coming years for all companies who occupy commercial real estate, technology companies, real estate developers, operators and investors. Some of the…
Gibraltar’s Bid to Become a Global FinTech Powerhouse This article was kindly provided to BAB by James Lasry, President, AmCham Gibraltar. You can find out more about them here. With a population of around 33,573 on an area of just 6.7 km², Gibraltar may be small, but that hasn’t stopped it make big headlines…
Press Release: BritishAmerican Business Launches Second Across The Pond Trade Publication in the UK On 15 May 2018, BritishAmerican Business will launch the second of its two Across The Pond trade publications in the UK, produced in collaboration with the British Embassy Washington. The publication features trade stories from 17 large, medium-sized and small UK…
BritishAmerican Business Supports Efforts to Begin Trade Talks Despite Committee Report On 1 May 2018, BritishAmerican Business published a Press Release in response to a recent report by the International Trade Committee, which warned against ‘rushing’ into a trade agreement with the United States. Duncan Edwards, CEO, BritishAmerican Business welcomed the “careful approach” both governments…
British-American Business Council Trade & Investment Update – April 2018 On Friday, 27 April, BABC released the April edition of its monthly Trade and Investment Update newsletter, sent to its membership across 22 chapters spanning the US & UK. This month’s edition featured information on GDPR, including what BABC itself is doing to ensure it…