The UPS Foundation and UPS Healthcare are working to quickly deliver an equitable delivery program of COVID-19 vaccines. The multinational (in collaboration with COVAX, Gavi and CARE) has made a commitment to supply 20 million doses to countries across four continents. Africa, Asia, Europe and South America are set to benefit from this effort through the UPS ‘cold-chain network’ which provides the necessary freezer capacity for global shipping of vaccines. Scott ...
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UK Exports to the EU British exports to the EU fell 40.7%, according to the ONS, in the month of January and imports declined 28.8% - representing the largest fall since records began in 1997. However, the net trade deficit with the EU was actually cut as the value of goods exported was reduced by £5.6bn in comparison to the £6.6bn lost from EU imports into the UK. The economy is ...
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The Grand Hôtel in Stockholm recently completed an extensive renovation of hotel rooms and suites, encompassing a total of 19 rooms and suites in the Bolinder Palace part of the hotel. While exuding a Grand Hôtel ambiance, the new rooms and suites bring to mind the continent and international residences, with bold wallpaper, light woods, and surprising detail-rich interiors. In addition to the eclectic decor, the renovation facilitates a new, ...
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The British-Swedish Chamber of Commerce hosted this Virtual Roundtable Discussion on 25 March at 15.00 CET. At this roundtable event, Mr. Mattias Hedwall, Partner, International Commercial & Trade at Baker McKenzie, lead a discussion on the current state of international trade and presented key macro-trends affecting international firms. Mattias Hedwall heads Baker McKenzie’s Global International Commercial & Trade Group and supervises the International Commercial & Trade Group in Stockholm. He joined ...
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UK Budget 2021 On Wednesday, the 3rd of March, the Chancellor unveiled the Budget for the year to widespread approval from the public. The pressures of the Budget were to work on a swift economic rebound following an almost 10% contraction in GDP during 2020. Furthermore, 700,000 people have lost their jobs since the beginning of the pandemic and unemployment could now peak at 6.5% over the year. The key points of ...
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The British-Swedish Chamber of Commerce is delighted to welcome you to this Webinar and Q&A on 19 March at 12.30 CET, with James Marriott and Ana-Maria Barbu of Bonde Barzey Advokatbyrå AB. This webinar will provide an overview of the main issues that companies should take into consideration in the field of data protection and intellectual property law in light of Brexit and the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement. The discussion ...
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Volvo Trucks have set their eyes on the introduction of heavy-duty electric trucks to be used for regional transport across the continent in the near future. The use of electric trucks so far has mainly focused upon short-haul distances between major settlements but the current pilot tests, using the Volvo FH truck (weighing up to 60,000kgs), will be working on distances around 150km with DHL Freight. Future customers of these ...
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UK Budget 2021 On Wednesday, the 3rd of March, the Chancellor of the Exchequer will publish the UK Budget for 2021 which will come alongside the most current forecasts from the OBR. The upcoming budget is facing the challenge of cutting back from the around £400bn deficit this year whilst facing pressures to increase public funding and limit tax rises. The Budgets are typically relatively predictable but often feature a few ...
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The development of digital air traffic control solutions is transforming the aviation sector and SAAB, the Swedish defence giant and Patron of the BSCC, has been at the forefront of this technology. Örnsköldsvik Airport was the first airport in the world to operate with a remote air traffic control system but this Swedish export has now been successfully implemented at Cranfield Airport, London City Airport and is now planned for ...
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The New UK-EU Relationship: What has changed? With Ros Kellaway, a Partner at Eversheds Sutherland Introduction Ros Kellaway is a Partner at Eversheds Sutherland and is the Global Co-Chair of Competition, EU and Trade at the company. Overview of the Trade Deal It was an ambitious, last minute, trade deal: Fisheries: the UK compromised to achieve return of 25% of EU boats’ fishing rights in UK waters Governance: EU win on single framework: UK win on no ...
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