Platinum Jubilee Celebrations The build up to the Platinum Jubilee, which is officially commemorated on the 5th of June, continues to excite the public with widespread celebrations already beginning across the country. Britain’s largest pub chain, Greene King, has chosen to offer pints for £0.06 at 408 sites as this was the average cost of a pint at the time of Her Majesty’s ascension to the throne in 1952. Britain is ...
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On Tuesday 31 May, the BSCC and H.E. Judith Gough, British Ambassador to Sweden welcomed BSCC members to the BSCC 68th Annual General Meeting at the Ambassador's Residence. We would like to thank all of our members and patrons for attending the AGM and express our gratitude for the continuous interest and support from all of you. The BSCC was delighted to have Johan Forssell, President and CEO of Investor AB, ...
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Newspapers & COVID The UK’s front page news cycle this week looked closely at the rising cost of living across the UK with Britain’s best-selling newspaper stating running the front page: “Fix Cost of Living Crunch or Lose Election”. There has also ben widespread coverage of Her Majesty’s run-up to the Platinum Jubilee with the opening of a new £19bn London tube network this week (on 24th May) named the ‘Elizabeth ...
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The BSCC is delighted to present our newest Patron member, Setterwalls, a leading business law firm from Sweden. Setterwalls was founded in 1878 making it the oldest law firm in Sweden. Setterwalls is a full-service agency that offers broad expertise in, for example: M&A, banking and finance, compliance and investigations, dispute resolution, environmental law, and FinTech. Besides the wide range of expertise, Setterwalls has knowledge of diverse industries, such as public ...
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Food Prices set to Rise The possibility of more rises in food prices has been deemed as a “major worry” for the UK and other countries according to the Bank of England (BoE). Andrew Bailey, the BoE governor, went as far as to describe future rises as “apocalyptic” as world wheat prices have risen 25% in the last 6 weeks. This comes as a result of Ukraine and Russia being the ...
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On Monday 16 May, together with AmCham and Eversheds Sutherland, the BSCC welcomed guests to a cyberattack simulation with Michael Bahar at Norra Latin. Michael Bahar is the litigation partner at Eversheds Sutherland’s Washington D.C. office and the co-lead of the firm’s global cybersecurity and data privacy practice, consisting of over 150 lawyers across 35 countries. Formerly, he was the Deputy Legal Advisor to the National Security Council at the ...
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On Thursday 12 May, the BSCC had the pleasure of hosting a macroeconomic outlook briefing together with SEB at their office in Stockholm. The briefing was given by Jens Magnusson, Chief Economist at SEB, who has the overall responsibility of SEB’s Swedish and global analysis of macroeconomics and economic policy. He joined SEB in 2005 from a position as Head of Department at the Ministry of Finance and has been ...
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We are are always curious about the challenges and possibilities our member companies are facing within their industries. This week we are happy to share updates from Brunswick Group, M&G and Move By Numbers. Brunswick Group On 5 May, in Barcelona, Brunswick Group's Geopolitical Senior Advisor, and former US Ambassador to the EU during 2014-2017, Anthony Gardner, offered insight on the current energy security crisis and the significance of the multiple sanctions successfully imposed ...
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Food Prices set to Rise The possibility of more rises in food prices has been deemed as a “major worry” for the UK and other countries according to the Bank of England (BoE). Andrew Bailey, the BoE governor, went as far as to describe future rises as “apocalyptic” as world wheat prices have risen 25% in the last 6 weeks. This comes as a result of Ukraine and Russia being the ...
Read MoreThe British-Swedish Chamber of Commerce welcomes you to a breakfast meeting and Q&A. At this meeting, the Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Stockholm, Mr. Peter Ruskin, will share an update on the Embassy’s work in 2022, including trade and investment updates provided by Director DIT, Mr. Steve Angus. Date: 8 June Time: 07.45 - 09.00 Venue: Regeringsgatan 67, Stockholm
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