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BAB Director of Policy & Trade Emanuel Adam Responds to WTO Digital Trade Moratorium Extension Emanuel Adam, Director of Policy & Trade published the following statement in response to news that World Trade Organisation (WTO) members had agreed an extension on a digital trade tariffs moratorium. “We welcome the news today that WTO members have…
BAB CEO Duncan Edwards Speaks to Yahoo Finance on Brexit and The UK General Election BAB CEO Duncan Edwards joined Yahoo Finance’s On The Move to discuss Brexit and the upcoming General Election in the UK. Commenting on his economic predictions for the outcome of the election, Duncan said: “I think Sterling and equities are…
Notes from the CEO – December 2019 With the UK General Election just a week away we can be certain that, whoever wins, there will be loosening of fiscal constraints and a significant amount of money will be pumped into the UK economy by the new government. But the scale in which this will happen will…
BritishAmerican Business Publishes its Position on Digital Services Taxation: Taxing the 21st Century Economy – Towards a Multilateral Approach 2 December 2019 Contact: Dominic Parker, Communications Manager dparker@babinc.org | 020 7290 9882 | +44 7500 115 352 London/New York – Today, BritishAmerican Business (BAB) published its position paper on taxing digital services, including a…
BritishAmerican Business Signs The Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace 12 November 2019 Contact: Dominic Parker, Communications Manager dparker@babinc.org | 020 7290 9882 | +44 7500 115 352 London/New York – Today, at the Paris Peace Forum, BritishAmerican Business joined stakeholders from the public sector, private sector, and civil society and signed The Paris…
Notes from the CEO – November 2019 The inevitable conclusion for a UK government which does not control Parliament is a general election and, in spite of the weird unintended consequences of the Fixed Term Parliament Act, which saw an opposition party declining the offer of an election for several months, this is now happening…
BritishAmerican Business Publishes Digital Trade Recommendations for Upcoming US-UK Trade Discussions 30 October 2019 Contact: Dominic Parker, Communications Manager dparker@babinc.org | 020 7290 9882 | +44 7500 115 352 London/New York – Today, BritishAmerican Business (BAB) published a white paper laying out several key recommendations from the transatlantic business community on the future of…
BritishAmerican Business Welcomes New ‘Brexit Deal’ 17 October 2019 Contact: Dominic Parker, Communications Manager dparker@babinc.org | 020 7290 9882 | +44 7500 115 352 London/New York – Today, the UK Government and the European Commission announced that a new deal has been reached, paving the way for the UK’s departure from the European Union (EU). The changes…
Job Opportunity (New York) – Manager, Member Relations Submit CV, Cover Letter and Writing Sample to: newyorkcareers@babinc.org Deadline for submissions: November 13, 2019 For a PDF copy of this job description please click here Reports to: Executive Director Direct Reports: TBD FLSA Status: Exempt Position Summary: The Manager, based in New York, will be responsible…
BritishAmerican Business Joins Leading Business Groups to Support WTO E-Commerce Initiative 07 October 2019 Contact: Dominic Parker, Communications Manager dparker@babinc.org | 020 7290 9882 | +44 7500 115 352 BritishAmerican Business has joined 26 business groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Global Innovation Forum, techUK and Information Technology Industry Council in support of efforts to secure…