The British-Swedish Chamber of Commerce, in cooperation with AmCham Sweden and Cirio Advokatbyrå, hosted this virtual seminar about Foreign Direct Investments (FDI), from a Swedish and International Perspective on 14 June 2021. At this seminar, we talked about the FDI Rules in the Nordics, the UK, and the U.S., the policymakers' approach to FDI, the consequences of national FDI Rules which differ in substance in most countries, the political agenda, ...
Read MoreA firm majority of customers, 82%, give Accountor a ‘high rating’ after the company has focused upon developing the contact people have with them. The business has the objective of creating and fostering a good relationship between consultants and customers which is first, and foremost, achieved through proactive communication. Accountor is experiencing a continued trend in digitalisation and has been working on further developing systems (including: usability, integrations, improvements, reports and ...
Read MoreRothschild & Co, a BSCC member, have delivered their highest quarterly revenue for their Global Advisory department in Q1 of 2021. Turnover was up 47% to €394.9m for the first three months of the year which highlighted a significant improvement from the €269.1m generated in the same period last year. Assets under Management were also up 7% (€83.6bn) due to record Net New Assets in Wealth Management and a healthy ...
Read MoreGreen Economy The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has said that the UK must put divisions over Brexit behind them and focus upon building a fairer, greener economy. The CBI are now launching their own “landmark” plan, called ‘Seize the Moment’, for the next decade which they believe will drive a further £700bn of economic growth by 2030. This report specifically focuses on the UK government’s policy agenda of addressing geographic ...
Read MoreRagnar Agnell at Centigo, a BSCC Patron Member, has written a recent commentary on the challenges of post-Brexit supply chains. His piece discusses some of the immediate costs which may come as a result of the UK leaving the EU due brokerage fees, increases in transport rates and/or higher raw material prices. All of these processes are non-value-adding activities which have reduced the focus upon supply chain optimisations. The rise ...
Read MoreRiskPoint, a BSCC Patron Member, has established a new Business area this month to facilitate more financial requirements. The ambitious move has started in Sweden but will eventually expand to the greater Nordics before entering into other territories. RiskPoint is a European based Insurance Managing General Underwriting (MGU) agency with a focus upon quality, compliance and driving efficiencies which will mutually benefit this new expansion. The new Business area will allow, ...
Read MoreUK’s 17th May Reopening On Monday, 17th May, the restrictions on businesses and venues in England were reduced as part of ‘Step 3’ in the Government’s roadmap out of lockdown plan. All restaurants, pubs, social clubs, cafes, hotels, group exercises, casinos, cinemas, museums, stately/historic homes, theatres and many others were able to resume to almost complete normality. PM Johnson thanked the nation for their sacrifices and declared “your efforts have so ...
Read MoreIreland’s two largest ferry operators, Irish Ferries and Stena Line, a BSCC Patron Member, this month called for the reopening of the Common Travel Area (CTA) at the earliest opportunity. They also welcomed the proposal by Ireland’s deputy head of government, Varadkar, discussing the possibility of restoring the Common Travel Area (CTA) between Ireland and Britain as an “initial first step” for the travel and tourism sectors. With the virus at ...
Read MoreMaking Sense of Global Trade With Anna Sellinger, of the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, and Sebastian Remøy, of Kreab Introduction Anna Stellinger has two decades of experience in International Affairs, global trade and EU Affairs which include heading up two government agencies. Furthermore, Stellinger has served three years as the Vice Chairman of Lund University and now works as the Deputy Director General, of International and EU Affairs, at the Confederation of Swedish ...
Read MoreThe pandemic deeply disrupted economies around the world, prompting a massive policy response from governments and central banks. The COVID-19 vaccine provides hope for a return to normalcy, but there may be some difficult months ahead. How long will it be before normal patterns of commerce are restored, and what lasting impact will the pandemic have? The answers to these questions were discussed, at this webinar with Carl Tannenbaum, the ...
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