CEO Update Published: 5 January 2023 Happy New Year from BAB
A very happy new year to members and friends of BritishAmerican Business. I hope everyone was able to enjoy at least a few days of downtime before heading back into…
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Statement Published: 9 December 2022 BAB Welcomes Regulatory Reforms of UK Financial Services Sector
Today, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, announced a package of reforms to Financial Services regulation in the UK designed to encourage growth and enhance the UK’s competitive position…
Statement Published: 8 December 2022 BAB Welcomes Signing of Memorandum of Understanding Between the United Kingdom and The State of South Carolina
In response to the announcement that the British government and the state of South Carolina have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on trade and investment, BAB CEO Duncan Edwards…
CEO Update Published: 17 November 2022 New Board Leadership Team for BAB
Just six weeks ago I was writing in my September newsletter to BAB members about the dramatic fiscal statement announced by Liz Truss and her Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, and the…
Press Release Published: 27 October 2022 Gavin Patterson Elected Chair of BritishAmerican Business, Alastair Borthwick Elected Vice-Chair
London/New York – Gavin Patterson, President and Chief Strategy Officer of Salesforce, was today elected Chair of BritishAmerican Business (BAB), the leading transatlantic trade organization, at its AGM. Gavin, who succeeds…
BritishAmerican Business Publishes 2022-2023 Policy Agenda – Recommendations for a Strong and Sustainable US-UK Economic Corridor
Today, BritishAmerican Business (BAB) launches its 2022 – 2023 Policy Agenda, its flagship policy publication that reflects the top policy issues for leading transatlantic businesses. In this year’s edition are…
BAB CEO Update: New Truss administration sets out its pro-growth ambitions in dramatic fiscal statement
An astonishing period in UK politics culminated on Friday 23rd with a dramatic series of budgetary announcements made by the new Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, in a what was billed as a…
BAB Welcomes the UK Government’s Announcement of Measures That Will Reduce the Tax Burden for UK Businesses
The changes announced today by new Chancellor of the Exchequer, Kwasi Kwarteng, will reverse the rise in national insurance contributions and the proposed increase in corporation tax, will reduce the top…
BAB Publishes New White Paper: A Small Business Work Plan – Recommendations for a Transatlantic US-UK SME Agenda
Today, BAB published its latest policy paper “A Small Business Work Plan: Recommendations for a Transatlantic US-UK SME Agenda.” In preparation for the sixth US-UK SME Dialogue planned to take…
BritishAmerican Business Statement on the Passing of Her Majesty The Queen
In memory of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II “On behalf of the members and Directors of BritishAmerican Business I would like to express our sadness as we heard the news…
BAB Welcomes UK Prime Minister Liz Truss to New Role
BritishAmerican Business CEO Duncan Edwards welcomed Prime Minister Elizabeth Truss to her new role following her election as leader of the Conservative Party, and appointment as Prime Minister of the…
Press Release Published: 28 July 2022 BAB Publishes New White Paper: Tackling the Skills Shortage – Recommendations to help develop the talent our economies need
Today, BAB published its latest paper “Tackling the Skills Shortage: Recommendations to help develop the talent our economies need.” Even as employment rates in the US and UK remain high,…