Birmingham’s business community is “overwhelmingly” in favour of proposals prepared for the creation of a Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP).
A 9,000-word document will shortly go to the Government advocating an LEP comprising business leaders and the local authorities in Birmingham and Solihull.
Birmingham and Solihull Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCI) has been a partner in preparing [...]
Birmingham: West Midlands business leaders welcome the news that nearly seven out of ten entries in this year’s GCSE results (over 69%) have been awarded a C grade or above.
The increase in the numbers of students taking up science is particularly good for the high number of manufacturing and engineering companies in the city, says [...]
Australia: If you live in a rural or regional town, or an out of town rural area, and have a normal electricity supply of 240 volts, you can help the Alternative Technology Association by taking part in a survey.
We are looking for 250 volunteers and the survey will take about 25 minutes to complete.
To complete [...]
London, UK: Commenting on the news that the RMT is to announce a series of 24-hour tube strikes in September, Colin Stanbridge, Chief Executive of the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) said:
“If these strikes go ahead it will cause massive disruption to London’s firms and damage our city’s reputation as a reliable place [...]
July 2010:
UK BPI -1.5%
London BPI -1.5%
June 2010:
UK BPI -1.8%
London BPI -1.8%
Thursday 12 August [...]
Australia - Australia’s food manufacturing sector and Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) retailers have already made strong inroads in addressing obesity through making foods healthier, reducing advertising to children and front-of-pack labelling, according to the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC).
NSW Greens MP John Kaye today accused the NSW Coalition of “pandering to their friends in [...]
Australia - The Coalition’s election pledge to form a working group to develop a National Food and Grocery Agenda – which industry has been calling for over the past two years – has been welcomed by the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) today (18 August 2010).
The Coalition plans to form a “new partnership with [...]
Australia: Tax reform, fiscal responsibility and regulatory reform are the key economic issues that must be addressed by the major political parties, according to a new pre-election survey of Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) members released.
The survey found that leading food and grocery businesses – representing Australia’s largest manufacturing sector worth $100 billion – [...]
Australia: Peak retail industry body the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) said the Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to leave the official cash rate unchanged at 4.5 percent for the third month will give struggling retailers a glimmer of hope for retail trade recovery.
ARA Executive Director Russell Zimmerman said retailers who have come off several months [...]
India: The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASSOCHAM) has projected Wholesale Price Inflation (WPI) going up at 15 per cent and Consumer Price Index (CPI) exceeding 18 per cent in next two months mainly due to hike in prices of petroleum products, rains disrupting supplies of food and primary articles and continued rise in [...]
