Why British businesses deserve support for their growth plans. Alun Cornish, MD Operations at FedEx, strategic partner at our CBI Midlands Business Dinner 2025, offers a perspective on how to boost the logistics industry in the pursuit of economic growth.

2024年10月30日 · The exchange rate showed a relatively muted reaction to the Chancellor’s Budget. As of 15:00, the pound stood at $1.30 against the US dollar and €1.20 against the euro.

Shape the business environment to work for you. The CBI regularly meets with senior politicians and government officials to share evidence and sentiment from the business community. This gives you a direct line to share your views and steer policy, legislation and spending decisions in …

UK outlook: steady pace ahead. Our latest forecast expects that the UK economy will grow at a moderate pace over 2025 and 2026. Recently announced measures in the Autumn Budget are expected to push up government spending and investment, but higher employment costs and the crowding out of private sector activity will weigh on household spending and business investment over our forecast.

2024年12月10日 · The economy sees a subdued end to 2024… The economy has ended 2024 on a damp note. The CBI’s growth indicator – a composite of our monthly business surveys – showed that expectations for growth turned negative in the three months to November, for the first time in almost a year. Our data chimes with the S&P Purchasing Managers’ Index for November, which deteriorated for the third ...

The CBI represents 850 members who themselves comprise 1,100 separate registered companies and 150,000 trade association members. Founded 60 years ago and representing some of the biggest names in business, household brands and globally traded corporations that employ people in all sectors and across every region and nation of the UK, the CBI is …

2024年12月6日 · UK ECONOMY TO GROW AT A STEADY YET UNIMPRESSIVE PACE AS BUDGET MEASURES WEIGH ON BUSINESS - CBI ECONOMIC FORECAST. The latest CBI Economic Forecast shows that, while the UK economy began to recover this year, growth over 2024 and 2025 is now expected to be slower than forecast in June.

2024年11月26日 · Looking for more insights? Explore thought leadership from our partners: Craig Elder, Partner at Browne Jacobson: 'Developing a new private finance model to ‘get Britain building again’' Stuart Brocklehurst, Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Exeter: 'Opportunity and risk in a changing climate' Salman Amin, CEO at pladis: 'Why economic strategy can’t forget industries that built ...

Reducing the business rates burden means moving to a more progressive tax system. A ‘slice’ system – one that is banded in a similar way to income tax – that operates on a per site basis will support businesses’ ambitions to invest and grow, helping to revitalise high streets.

Established in 1971, the CBI Brussels Office is a key lobbying and advocacy hub for UK companies. The office acts as a representation for British business vis-à-vis the European Institutions. The CBI Brussels Office works closely with CBI members and colleagues to communicate their views to the EU ...