News from BritishAmerican Business
Air Travel is back!…well, partly. Notes from the CEO – July 2021 Duncan Edwards Chief Executive Officer BritishAmerican Business As BritishAmerican Business heads for a summer break in our programming calendar, which coincides with the end of our financial year, it is a good time to reflect on some of the big issues that we…
BAB Statement on Lifting of Quarantine Restrictions for Vaccinated U.S. Travellers in England 28 July 2021 Contact: Dominic Parker, Communications & Media Manager dparker@babinc.org | 020 7290 9882 | +44 7500 115352 London – In response to today’s news that from 2 August, fully vaccinated travellers from the U.S. won’t have to quarantine when travelling…
US INVESTORS ARE CONFIDENT IN THE UK, BUT CONCERNS OVER FUTURE UK-EU RELATIONS PERSIST A new survey published today by BritishAmerican Business and Bain & Company finds that business confidence is high for US companies in the UK, but future confidence may largely depend on the UK’s relationship with the EU. LONDON – July,12, 2021 – Today, BritishAmerican Business and Bain & Company launched the inaugural Transatlantic Confidence Index. The Index measures the confidence of US companies active in the UK, including their views on investing in UK operations over…
BAB Statement on Reports of Global Tax Plan to Allow UK to De-Apply Digital Services Tax 9 July 2021 Contact: Dominic Parker, Communications & Media Manager dparker@babinc.org | 020 7290 9882 | +44 7500 115352 London/New York – In response to today’s report that G20 finance ministers are preparing to approve a global tax plan…
BAB Statement on Quarantine-Free Travel to the UK for Fully Vaccinated Travellers from Amber List Countries 8 July 2021 Contact: Dominic Parker, Communications & Media Manager dparker@babinc.org | 020 7290 9882 | +44 7500 115352 London/New York – In response to the news that fully vaccinated passengers returning from amber list countries to the UK won’t…
BAB Urges U.S. Secretary of State to Address Problems with Visa Backlog & Prioritise Removal of Transatlantic Travel Restrictions 6 July 2021 Contact: Dominic Parker, Communications & Media Manager dparker@babinc.org | 020 7290 9882 | +44 7500 115352 London/New York – Today, BritishAmerican Business sent a letter to the U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, urging…
BAB Submits Recommendations to UK Government on Rebalancing Measures in Response to U.S. Section 232 Tariffs On Steel, Aluminium, And Derivatives 5 July 2021 Contact: Dominic Parker, Communications & Media Manager dparker@babinc.org | 020 7290 9882 | +44 7500 115352 London/New York – BritishAmerican Business has responded to a consultation from the UK Department for…
The U.S. and UK Travel Restrictions Look Increasingly Absurd and Need to go Now Notes from the CEO – June 2021 Duncan Edwards Chief Executive Officer BritishAmerican Business The story that Jamie Dimon, CEO of BAB member, JP Morgan is skipping the UK on his European business trip but is going to France and Germany…
BritishAmerican Business Statement Regarding the EU Adequacy Decision Announcement 28 June 2021 Contact: Dominic Parker, Communications Manager dparker@babinc.org | 020 7290 9882 | +44 7500 115352 London/New York – BritishAmerican Business welcomes today’s announcement that the European Commission has finalized an Adequacy Decision for the UK, which brings much-needed certainty for the thousands of transatlantic…
BritishAmerican Business Network Elects Tamra Eker as President 23 June 2021 Contact: Dominic Parker, Communications Manager dparker@babinc.org | 020 7290 9882 | +44 7500 115352 The BritishAmerican Business Network, the umbrella body of British American business chambers across the US and UK, has elected Tamra Eker, Managing Director BritishAmerican Business (BAB), as its next President. Former President,…