Director’s update: Globalised Economy

Time to recharge the batteries?

In the good old days, August used to be a quiet month – a time to recharge the batteries and reflect on workplans for the autumn. This year, it has felt very different as many of the challenges facing businesses, citizens and the economy as a whole do not take holidays. And with a Conservative Party leadership contest in full swing, the CBI has been working behind the scenes in order to hit the ground running on 6 September. We will be reaching out to the new Prime Minister and their Cabinet on CBI priorities on how to address the cost of living and energy crisis, ensuring that government measures are growth enhancing and pave the way for a sustainable, inclusive and export-led recovery.

The UK’s wider context as part of the global economy

Whilst much of the focus of the new government is likely to be domestically focussed in the first few