(IN BRIEF) Approximately 400 business leaders and political figures convened at the CBI Northern Ireland Annual Lunch, marking the first such event since the restoration of the Executive. Hosted at Titanic Belfast and sponsored by Spirit AeroSystems and MCS Group, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Ireland, Management, Media, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Angela McGowan, Annual Lunch, business leaders, CBI, CBI Northern Ireland, Ciara Kennedy, Economic Discussion, George Parker, partnership, politicians, Rain Newton-Smith, Richard Gillan, sustainability
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 14-Sep-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — bp (LON: BP), a British multinational oil and gas company, has announced the departure of Dev Sanyal, executive vice president, gas & low carbon energy. Dev has been a member of bp’s executive … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Bernard Looney, biofuels, BP, bp Bunge Bioenergia, CBI, Change the Race Ratio campaign, Dev Sanyal, executive leadership, gas, hydrogen, Lightsource BP, low carbon energy, Man Group plc, Offshore wind, Solar, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 12-Oct-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — The CBI, UK’s premier business organisation, providing a voice for firms at a regional, national and international level to policymakers, will hold its first-ever international trade conference will focus on what the recasting … Read the full press release
The CBI has given its initial response to the Government’s new modern Industrial Strategy. Carolyn Fairbairn, CBI Director-General, said: LONDON, 30-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — “Nine in ten firms see a modern Industrial Strategy as vital to improving living standards in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Government, United Kingdom
Tagged CBI, UK Government, UK Government’s new Industrial Strategy
As the UK shapes its economic role in the world following the EU referendum, cementing our position will be more crucial than ever. LONDON, 14-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — China’s increasing research and economic significance, and the UK’s world-leading universities, with their … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged CBI, Guy Dru-Drury, Professor Tim Blackman, REPORT, UK universities, UK-China relations
Manufacturing output grew while total orders remained solid, according to the latest CBI monthly Industrial Trends Survey. LONDON, 23-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The survey of 505 firms found that export order books reached a two-year high, suggesting that the depreciation of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Industrial, International Trade, United Kingdom
Tagged Anna Leach, CBI, CBI Industrial Trends Survey, UK export
CBI Director-General Carolyn Fairbairn says that we must champion and grow the UK’s manufacturing sector because it matters for prosperity and makes our economy more balanced, diversified and innovative LONDON, 05-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — To succeed in reversing the long term … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Industrial, United Kingdom
Tagged Carolyn Fairbairn, CBI, James Walton, Professor Stuart Croft, UK’s manufacturing sector
Conditions for the UK’s small and medium-sized (SME) businesses stabilised over the past quarter, according to the latest CBI Quarterly SME trends survey, after deteriorating in the previous quarter. LONDON, 05-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The survey of 441 firms reported that … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged CBI, Conditions for the UK’s SMEs, Rain Newton-Smith, SME trends
UK Government spending on R&D lowest among G8 countries LONDON, 21-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The CBI is pressing the Government to prioritise innovation and science funding in the forthcoming Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR). Raising total research and development spending to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Government, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged CBI, G8 countries, R&D, UK Govt
LONDON, 21-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Businesses must take further steps to demonstrate to the public that not only are their tax affairs legal, but that they are responsible taxpayers, according to the CBI. In 2014, business paid nearly £175 billion … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, United Kingdom
Tagged CBI, John Cridland, taxpayers
LONDON, 21-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The CBI responded to a speech by John Swinney MSP, Deputy First Minister, at the SNP conference in Aberdeen. Hugh Aitken, CBI Scotland Director, said: “Business shares the ambition to build a more prosperous Scotland … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Government, Politics, United Kingdom
Tagged CBI, Deputy First Minister, Hugh Aitken, John Swinney MSP, SNP conference in Aberdeen
Being in a reformed EU is critical to trade and investment. GLASGOW, 3-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Scotland should build on its already considerable success in exporting globally and attracting investment to its shores to grow, Paul Drechsler, CBI President, will say in … Read the full press release
IOD, CBI, FSB and BCC amongst supporters lining up to call on government to act on the Airports Commission’s clear and positive recommendation for Heathrow expansion Over 80 percent of the total 72,000 responses received by the Commission were supportive … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged Amanda McMillan, BCC, CBI, Chris Cummings, Colin Stanbridge, Councillor Iain Malcolm, David Laws, David Sleath, FSB, H, Heathrow Airport, Heathrow expansion, IoD, Peter Kavanagh, Rob Anderson, Stephen Fry, Terry Scuoler, Wilson James
“The marketing of our LDPE and EVA through our partnership with CB&I has come to be part of the strategy Versalis is pursuing to strengthen its positioning internationally”, said Daniele Ferrari, Chief Executive Officer of Versalis. San Donato, Milan, 28-7-2014 — … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Italy, Management, Technology
Tagged CBI, Daniele Ferrari, ethyl vinyl acetate copolymer, EVA, LDPE, low density polyethylene, Versalis (Eni)
London, UK, 21-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Growth in new manufacturing orders was the strongest since April 2011, according to the latest CBI quarterly Industrial Trends Survey. In the three months to January 2014, domestic orders rose, uncertainty about demand fell and investment … Read the full press release
London, UK, 30-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — High street sales were flat in the year to October, disappointing retailers’ expectations for another solid rise, but robust growth is expected to return next month, the CBI said today. The CBI’s latest monthly Distributive Trades … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Retail, United Kingdom
Tagged Barry Williams, CBI, Distributive Trades Survey, grocers, High street sales, Motor traders, retailers, wholesalers
23-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The CBI responded to the publication of the first six reports in the Review of the Balance of Competences examining the UK’s relationship with the EU. Katja Hall, CBI Chief Policy Director, said: “Any EU reform agenda … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, European Union, Government, Politics, United Kingdom
Tagged CBI, Chief Policy Director, EU reform agenda, GROWTH, JOBS, Katja Hall, UK, UK’s relationship with the EU
10-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Ellvena Graham, Ulster Bank Chief Operating Officer and recently appointed Head of Ulster Bank Northern Ireland, has won two major professional awards. She picked up the Confederation of British Industry’s (CBI) First Woman in Finance prize, one of the … Read the full press release
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