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No Signs of Business Recovery – BCC Quarterly Economic Survey Q4 2022   

By Head of Representation / 5 January 2023
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After significant declines across all business conditions tracked by the BCC in Q3, most indicators have stabilised at a low level.  Profitability confidence remains at Covid-crisis levels; only one in…

BCC Economic Forecast: Long road to recovery after more than a year of recession

By Head of Representation / 9 December 2022
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The BCC expects the UK economy to remain in recession for five quarters before an anaemic recovery in 2024, but inflation has likely peaked at 11%. UK Economic Outlook   The…

Chamber Reacts to Autumn Statement

By Head of Representation / 17 November 2022
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West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce says that the lack of movement on high-speed rail infrastructure for the region in today’s Autumn Statement represents a missed opportunity for the…

Chamber’s Head of Policy presents at Bank of England briefing

By Head of Representation / 10 November 2022
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The state of Yorkshire’s economy came under the microscope when West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce, alongside the Bank of England, took part in a Regional and National Economic…

Major employers call on PM to back high speed rail projects

By Head of Representation / 8 November 2022
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A raft of Yorkshire’s biggest employers and business organisations have today written to the Prime Minister and other key Government departments calling for Northern Powerhouse Rail and HS2 to be…

Chamber calls on new Prime Minister to restore economic stability

By Head of Representation / 24 October 2022
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West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce today calls upon new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to restore economic stability by putting Yorkshire and the North at the heart of its…

BCC Director General responds to Prime Minister’s resignation

By Head of Representation / 20 October 2022
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Reacting to the PM’s resignation, Shevaun Haviland, Director General of the BCC, said: “Following weeks of chaos and uncertainty, the Prime Minister has resigned. Her resignation means the UK now…

Chamber reacts to PM’s commitment to NPR station in Bradford

By Head of Representation / 3 October 2022
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Reacting to the news that Prime Minister Liz Truss has committed to including a new Bradford station as part of Northern Powerhouse Rail, Victoria Wainwright, President of Bradford Chamber of…