David Stringer-Lamarre, MD, FortisCL, was the MC for the fully booked Hungarian British Business Alliance Investor Fest 2024, held at Hungary House, Trafalgar Square, London. Fortis Consulting London is active in international trade matching. HE Ferenc Kumin Ambassador of Hungary opened the event with comments about trade, innovation and enterprise. Susanna Toth Lee and Paul…
The ICDM is the only national Institute of Directors in Malaysia and is recognised and supported by the key regulators. The ICDM promotes self-governance amongst directors by equipping leaders with the right skills, knowledge and mindset to enhance the professionalism and effectiveness of boards. These ambitions reflect the pillars of the IoD’s mission and Royal…
IoD Natural Resources Group launch in the House of Lords. David Stringer-Lamarre, MD, FortisCL, was very pleased to attend this event. The event was hosted by Baroness Lindsay Northover who delivered the welcome address. The competent MC was Kruthika A. Bala, AMEI. Other speakers included Richard Taylor, Chair, IoD Natural Resources Group; Simon Moores, Nusrat Ghani MP; Dr….
Regent’s University London – Dr. YILDIZ TUGBA KARA and Dr Orit Gal – guest lecture. David Stringer-Lamarre, MD, Fortis Consulting London said “I was very pleased to deliver a session looking at ‘International Political Challenges & Opportunities – China.’ “The students were very well informed and engaged with many interesting comments and questions during the…
IoD International Trade Group – Philippines roundtable discussion with Stephen Phillips OBE, BDO Unibank. David Stringer-Lamarre, MD, Fortis Consulting London, said “It was a pleasure to be with informed company to share thoughts about the Philippines and international markets.” Department for Business and Trade ‘Total trade in goods and services (exports plus imports) between the UK and Philippines was £3.0 billion…
Commenting on data from the Office of National Statistics, which saw the headline rate of CPI inflation fall from 4.0% in January 2024 to 3.4% in February 2024, Dr. Roger Barker, Director of Policy at the Institute of Directors, said: “Although a sharp decline in February’s inflation figures was largely anticipated by business, it is nonetheless reassuring…
Sir Paul Nurse – City of London Chamber Business Event within the Guildhall. David Stringer-Lamarre, MD, Fortis Consulting London, was very pleased to attend this event, ably hosted by Alderman Prem Goyal OBE. Sir Paul is a former President of The Royal Society and Chief Executive of The Francis Crick Institute. The introduction to Sir Paul was delivered by Keith Bottomley CC, Deputy…
Rachel Reeves, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer – Mais Lecture at Bayes Business School. David Stringer-Lamarre, MD at Fortis Consulting London, was pleased to attend this speech and discussion where Rachel Reeves shared some of her thoughts about British economic policy. David said “The Dean of the Business School, Professor Andre Spicer, welcomed the many…
Commenting on the Chancellor’s Budget Statement, Dr. Roger Barker, Director of Policy at the Institute of Directors, said: “First and foremost, business was hoping for a Budget that would maintain a stable and credible policy framework for business. The Chancellor largely delivered that. However, beyond that, there was little in the announcements that can be…
New data from the Institute of Directors shows that business confidence in the wider economy has dropped back to the levels seen in the latter part of 2023, having seen a brief uplift at the start of this year. Whilst business leaders’ views about their own organisations’ prospects remain more positive, investment and export expectations…
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