News from BritishAmerican Business
CEO’S Message : May 2018 For those of us with a professional or personal obsession with the minutiae of trade policy negotiations, April was another interesting month. In the UK, with the terms of the separation agreement broadly done, attention has turned increasingly to the details of the future customs relationship between the UK and the…
CEO’S Message : April 2018 This past month BritishAmerican Business played host to Liam Fox, UK Secretary of State for International Trade, with our friends at the DIT in New York, who gave a wide ranging and optimistic speech about the UK’s future as an outward facing, independent nation with an open and global approach to trade. The…
CEO’S Message : March 2018 It has been a busy and exciting first six weeks for me as chief executive at BAB; I have attended nearly a dozen events in New York and London and have tried to meet as many of our members as I can. There is a terrific level of energy around the…
British-American Business Council (BABC) Launches Finding Your Way: The Trade and Investment Guide to the US 2018/19 – Produced by BritishAmerican Business (BAB) On 7 June 2018, BABC launched the latest publication in its Trade & Investment Guide series: ‘Finding Your Way: The Trade and Investment Guide to the US 2018/19’. The publication was…
BritishAmerican Business Honours Jim Barber, UPS and Jayne-Anne Gadhia, Virgin Money at 15th Annual Corporate Citizenship Awards Dinner London – On 6 June 2018, BritishAmerican Business (BAB) presented its Corporate Citizenship Awards for 2018 to Jim Barber, Chief Operating Officer, UPS, and Jayne-Anne Gadhia CBE, Chief Executive, Virgin Money, in recognition of their exceptional…
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…
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…