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We reacted to Chinese GDP data for 2018, showing the economy grew by 6.6%.
Carolyn Fairbairn, CBI Director-General, has responded to Theresa May’s statement in the House of Commons.
Carolyn Fairbairn, CBI Director-General, has responded to Theresa May’s statement in the House of Commons.
We reacted to the suspension by Hitachi of their £20 billion investment in the Wylfa nuclear power plant in Wales.
The CBI has responded to the Prime Minister’s statement following the outcome of the meaningful vote.
Total business volumes in the financial services sector fell slightly in the three months to December, marking the first contraction of demand since September 2013. That’s according to the latest CBI/PwC Financial Services Survey.
UK businesses believe that the proposed Brexit plan provides a solution they can work with. It delivers transition and avoids a hugely damaging cliff edge. But if parliament cannot agree on a way forward next Tuesday, the Government must set out its plan to avert a ‘no deal Brexit’ and protect jobs, CBI Director-General will say tomorrow (Fri).
The CBI ended 2018 with strong engagement and continues apace in the new year.
The UK settled into a lower gear at the end of 2018, as the summer boost to Q3 growth faded away. GDP growth in the month to October was almost flat, and business surveys (from both the CBI and IHS Markit/CIPS) suggested that a tepid pace of expansion continued into December.
The CBI launches its 2018 Employment Trends Survey which will be used to inform policy throughout the year.
The CBI engages on the recommendations brought forward in the Taylor review, making the case for business at all levels of Government.
Politicians are returning from their constituencies ahead of Tuesday’s Meaningful Vote, with a significant number preparing to rebel against the Government. Meanwhile in the EU, UK negotiators try to find a way of reaching written commitments on the Irish backstop to break the political impasse in parliament.