Responding the latest official immigration statistics, showing that immigration has fallen by 50,000, while emigration has risen by 31,000 in the year ending March 2017, Seamus Nevin, Head of Employment and Skills Policy at the Institute of Directors, said: “No one should celebrate these numbers. Given unemployment is currently at its lowest level ever (4.5%), without…
David Stringer-Lamarre, MD of Fortis CL was pleased to attend this Startup Grind ‘fireside chat’ between Bryan Dove, Chief Technical Officer of Skyscanner and Marian Gadzik, European Director, Startup Grind. Many topics were discussed including the creation, maintenance and importance of culture within a company. Also what to look for when hiring talent; looking for…
Construction is one of the most important industries in the world with cities crying out for more housing and huge airport, port, infrastructure and industrial installation projects going up around the globe. And yet, according to a report in the Economist this week (Economist August 19th 2017) construction is one of the least efficient industries. Why?…
Commenting ahead of the Government’s Future Partnership Paper on civil judicial cooperation, Allie Renison, Head of EU and Trade Policy, said: “The success of Brexit will depend on such seemingly technical details as cross-border judicial cooperation. Any business conducted across borders involves risks, and it’s one of the areas where companies value agreements between governments…
Responding to today’s official labour market figures, showing that there are 32.07 million people in work, 125,000 more than for January to March 2017 and 338,000 more than for a year earlier, Seamus Nevin, Head of Employment and Skills Policy at the Institute of Directors, said: “The figures today show that the UK labour market is…
Written by Barry Tomalin, Cross Cultural Lead, Fortis Consulting London. In the next few weeks the we are expecting more of the British government’s BREXIT negotiating position papers. Foremost among our ‘new’ post BREXIT trading partners are the Commonwealth countries, especially, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Singapore. Trade with Canada is already strong but cultural…
Responding to the Government’s publication of the first Future Partnership Paper, today on Customs Arrangements, Allie Renison, Head of EU and Trade Policy at the Institute of Directors, said: “This is a hugely positive step from Government in putting pen to paper to spell out its objectives for customs arrangements with the EU after Brexit. The…
Responding to official inflation figures today, showing Consumer Price Index unchanged at 2.6% from June to July 2017, Tej Parikh, Senior Economist at the Institute of Directors, said: “July’s inflation rate is unchanged, showing the economy still faces a squeeze from the high cost of living. With the weakness in sterling, UK importers continue to face…
David Stringer-Lamarre, within his role as Chairman of the Institute of Directors, City of London, was pleased to attend this exhibition held in the Mall Galleries, The Mall, London. The exhibition comprised the highlights of the Beijing International Art Biennale 2003 – 2015. HE Liu Xiaoming, the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China make…
One of my friends has just been sent to a major outsource country to sort out a problem of quality assurance of computer programmes sent for processing overseas. Home offices were picking up fundamental errors in the programming and in some cases when sent back for correction came back with the same error unchanged. What…
Responding to official trade statistics, showing that total trade deficit widened by £2bn between May and June to £4.6bn due to increases in imports, Allie Renison, Head of EU and Trade Policy, said: “The UK’s trade deficit keeps gradually widening, predominantly due to import rises keeping pace with, or even outstripping, exports in the most recent…
The UK’s stock market listing rules should not be watered down for companies owned by sovereign wealth funds, business leaders said today. In its submission to the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consultation on creating a new premium listing category for sovereign-controlled companies, the Institute of Directors supported efforts to ensure that UK equity markets remain competitive post-Brexit,…
David Stringer-Lamarre, within his role as Chairman of the Institute of Directors, City of London was pleased to attend this year’s London Arabia Art & Fashion week. The evening began by a viewing of art work and literature and this was followed by a fashion show highlighting the work of Arab designers including Hanan Heidari…
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