What Gloucestershire needs from the next government
With just a few weeks to go to the General Election on July 4, our businesses want a clear victor to emerge to overhaul the planning system and upgrade infrastructure to kickstart the economy.
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With just a few weeks to go to the General Election on July 4, our businesses want a clear victor to emerge to overhaul the planning system and upgrade infrastructure to kickstart the economy.
We are delighted to announce the launch of our digital Preferential Origin validation tool, Genesis, on July 1st! In preparation, our team have been familiarising themselves with the UK’s trade agreements with its global partners and working closely with the International Chambers of Commerce (ICC) to ensure a comprehensive understanding of preferential rules of origin. Some of our team have been in Paris this week with ICC, getting an update on Genesis and the latest news around Free Trade Agreements and preferential rules of origin.
Reacting to the UK’s ratification of the deal to join the Comprehensive and Progressive agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the BCC, said:
"Driven by innovation, built on heritage" is an excellent descriptive headline to Gloucestershire’s new Economic Strategy for the next ten years until 2034.
A team of five colleagues at Business West took part in the half-marathon and 10k at this year’s AJ Bell Great Bristol Run on Sunday 19 May.
Last week in the heart of the city at the Bristol Training Institute, formerly the headquarters of the Bristol Law Society, the Bristol Initiative held a roundtable discussion with members on the topic of skills and education, hosted by our Initiative Member, Weston College.
As talk starts to intensify about the forthcoming general election, whenever it happens, it’s time for our members to think carefully about the things they’d like to see delivered by what will be three local MPs in the aftermath of boundary changes.
International Museum Day (IMD) is held annually around the 18th of May, every year since 1977. The day is coordinated by the national Council of Museums (ICOM) to shine a light on museums and the international museum community.
Recently the Business West Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) team were the first of the LSIP teams nationwide to chair a Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Creative Priority LSIP roundtable, on behalf of the British Chambers of Commerce.