But continues to call for greater progress on strategies across the country.
In a watershed moment for the region, this week saw the launch of Greater Manchester’s Local Industrial Strategy. This strategy allows the region to identify its strengths and develop a series of long-term evidence-based priorities on driving productivity – contributing to higher wages and prosperity in the region. Their strategy also goes on to inform national policy making to help unlock regional growth and tackle inter and intra-regional disparities.
The Greater Manchester strategy focuses on a range of core strengths for the region, aiming to boost productivity and put it on the front foot when it comes to tackling the big challenges of tomorrow. These strengths include health care and innovation; advanced manufacturing; digital, creative and media; and clean growth. The strategy emphasises the need to address the foundations of productivity – ideas, people, business environment, infrastructure and places, reflecting the CBI’s submission to the consultation.
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