SelectUSA 2022 Investment Summit

SelectUSA 2022 Investment Summit

Registration is Now Live! Registration for the 2022 SelectUSA Investment Summit is now live. Join us in-person June 26-29, 2022 as the annual Investment Summit returns to the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. The SelectUSA Investment Summit is the highest-profile event in the United States…

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BCC RESEARCH FINDS LITTLE LOVE FOR EU TRADE DEAL

71% of exporters say EU trade deal is not enabling them to grow or increase sales Only 1 in 8 exporters think it is helping them grow or increase sales Majority think it has pushed up costs, increased paperwork and delays, and put the UK at a competitive disadvantage.  New…

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UNITED STATES AND SCOTLAND CELEBRATE CURLING AHEAD OF OLYMPICS CLASH

Ahead of Friday’s highly anticipated men’s curling match at the Winter Olympics between defending gold medalists Team USA and the world’s current number one ranked side Team Mouat, representing Team GB at the Games, America’s most senior diplomat in Scotland took to the ice to play some ends with the…

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New generation of exporters needed to power economic growth – BCC Trade Manifesto 

The British Chambers of Commerce is today setting out its manifesto to recruit legions of new UK exporters as its research continues to show poor overseas trade growth: In Q4 of 2021, just over a quarter of exporting firms (29%) saw their overseas sales increase Almost half (47%) saw no…

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Business checklist for GB-EU border changes in 2022

The UK left the Brexit standstill transition period on its expiry on Friday 1 January 2021. The terms of the new EU-UK trading arrangements – in the Trade and Co-operation Agreement (TCA) – took effect the same day. In accordance with this, the EU decided to introduce full border controls…

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United Airlines to Resume Nonstop Services Between Scotland and the U.S. for 2022

United will be the first airline to resume service between Scotland and the United States. United will offer more services between Scotland and the United States than any other airline. EDINBURGH, 30 November 2021 – United Airlines will resume daily nonstop services between Scotland and the United States for 2022.…

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SCC COVID-19 Daily Update

Early Christmas shopping lifts retail sales in October Early Christmas shopping helped to push up shop sales in October as people spent more on clothing and on toys. Sales rose by 0.8% in October, following no growth in September, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Clothing sales reached…

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UK government expands post-Brexit loan programme for exporters to overseas firms

Overseas firms looking to set up shop and export from the UK will now be eligible to take out government-backed loans potentially worth billions of pounds, after an expansion of a post-Brexit lending programme. International trade secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan said the new policy, done through the UK government’s credit agency…

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Invitation: Port of Antwerp & Port of Zeebrugge visit their neighbours in the UK!

Each year Port of Antwerp and Port of Zeebrugge handle more than 32 million tons of cargo with the UK, making the UK one of our largest maritime trade partner. To remain your reliable business partner, both ports and their port communities are looking forward to visit the UK again…

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Dubai FDI in London 15th November

In partnership with the UK Department of International Trade and Santander Bank, Dubai FDI, the Government of Dubai official economic development agency will be in London on Monday 15th November to present their soft-landing programme (see here more details) to UK companies willing to explore the opportunity to enter and…

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