News from BritishAmerican Business
Why BAB is Supporting the Trade Negotiations CEO Update – July 2020 Duncan Edwards Chief Executive Officer BritishAmerican Business If you believe, like we do here at BAB, that reducing financial and technical barriers to trade and investment is a fundamental driver of growth (and the historic evidence for this is overwhelming) then you will…
A Statement from Duncan Edwards, CEO, BritishAmerican Business on U.S. Visa Suspensions 25 June 2020 Contact: Dominic Parker, Communications Manager dparker@babinc.org | 020 7290 9882 | +44 7500 115 352 Duncan Edwards Chief Executive Officer BritishAmerican Business In response to the United States extending a freeze on a range of immigration visas including H-1B, H-2B, H-4, J-1,…
BritishAmerican Business Publishes ‘Building on a Solid Foundation – The Business Case for a UK- U.S. Free Trade Agreement.’ 15 June 2020 Contact: Dominic Parker, Communications Manager dparker@babinc.org | 020 7290 9882 | +44 7500 115 352 Click here to download ‘Building on a Solid Foundation’ argues that a comprehensive agreement will allow an already world-leading trade and…
A Statement from Duncan Edwards, CEO, BritishAmerican Business on the Investigation by the United States into Digital Services Taxation 3 June 2020 Contact: Dominic Parker, Communications Manager dparker@babinc.org | 020 7290 9882 | +44 7500 115 352 Duncan Edwards Chief Executive Officer BritishAmerican Business “Since we published our position on the Digital Services Tax, the world has…
Notes from the CEO – June 2020 Duncan Edwards Chief Executive Officer BritishAmerican Business As we’ve just been through the first of the summer public holidays on both sides of the Atlantic I wanted to update members, partners and friends of BritishAmerican Business on our current and future program of work and how we are faring ourselves…
A Statement from BritishAmerican Business in Response to the UK and US Completing the First Round of FTA Negotiations 18 May 2020 Contact: Dominic Parker, Communications Manager dparker@babinc.org | 020 7290 9882 | +44 7500 115 352 Our transatlantic business community is pleased to see the first round of negotiations for a UK-US Free Trade Agreement successfully…
BritishAmerican Business Signs Coalition Letter Calling for the Exclusion of J-1 Visas from Future Restrictions on Employment-Based Immigration 6 May 2020 Contact: Dominic Parker, Communications Manager dparker@babinc.org | 020 7290 9882 | +44 7500 115 352 London/New York – Today, BritishAmerican Business co-signed a letter to Secretary Pompeo alongside other 105 organisations from a range of…
It’s Time to Restart Trade Talks Between the US and UK. Here’s Why. 1 May 2020 Contact: Dominic Parker, Communications Manager dparker@babinc.org | 020 7290 9882 | +44 7500 115 352 Trade talks between the UK and US were due to start in March but joined the long list of important government projects that have been…
Standing With Our Economies A Statement from BritishAmerican Business on the COVID-19 Crisis 7 April 2020 Contact: Dominic Parker, Communications Manager dparker@babinc.org | 020 7290 9882 | +44 7500 115 352 The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented moment for the transatlantic business community that we are proud to represent. This is a crisis that is impacting…
An Update From BritishAmerican Business Regarding the Coronavirus Disease/COVID-19 13 March 2020 With the continuing public health challenges presented by the Coronavirus disease/COVID-19, BAB has decided to suspend its in-person convening program for groups larger than 20 people for 6 weeks, or until circumstances change. We have also taken the decision to postpone the Transatlantic…