Trends With: Erika Rennel Björkman

Erika Rennel Björkman is a graphic designer, who started her career at Pentagram Design in London after leaving Bergh’s School of Communication in 1992. After a formative period at Pentagram, Erika set up her own design studio and has since worked in a broad range of industries – hospitality, professional services, manufacturing to mention but a few – with clients in the UK as well as in Sweden. She is passionate ...

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13. Weekly Newsletter

British retail sales remain steady in February despite expectations In February, British retail sales unexpectedly remained unchanged, signalling stability amid improving consumer confidence in financial outlooks. This was attributed to a slowdown in inflation and anticipated interest rate reductions. According to the Office for National Statistics, retail sales volumes remained flat, standing 1.3% below pre-pandemic levels in 2020, contrasting economist predictions of a 0.3% decline. Despite adverse weather impacting food and household goods ...

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13. The Policy Watch

The Policy Watch is a weekly update which aims to provide concise insights into the current policy landscape. Tailored for our members and individuals interested in international affairs, this update offers a brief yet comprehensive summary of key developments affecting policy decisions and political trends in the UK, Sweden, and the EU.OMBUDSMAN ACCUSES DWP OF FAILING THOUSANDS OF WOMEN OVER STATE PENSION AGE COMMUNICATION. According to an investigation by the Parliamentary ...

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Artificial Intelligence in Practice | Eversheds Sutherland

The BSCC has the pleasure of inviting you to our third seminar in our series on Legal AI, Artificial Intelligence in Practice. Together with Johanna Bergman, Director of Strategic Development at AI Sweden, Parthasarathy A, Head of Automation & AI Products at Ericsson, Nasser Ali Khasawneh, Partner at Eversheds Sutherland’s office in the U.A.E. and the Global Head of AI, Alexander Hübel, CRO/CPO/CSO at Turbotic, Sara Malmgren, Partner at Eversheds Sutherland and Torbjörn Lindmark, ...

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Healthcare Resilience

On behalf of The British Embassy in Stockholm and BSCC Patron member GSK we are thrilled to extend the invitation to an exclusive afternoon event on how to jointly prevent and combat AMR and increased healthcare resilience.  AMR is one of the top ten threats to global health according to the World Health Organization. Rising bacterial resistance poses an immediate and profound threat to public health, modern medicine and patients. Sweden ...

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12. The Policy Watch

The Policy Watch is a weekly update which aims to provide concise insights into the current policy landscape. Tailored for our members and individuals interested in international affairs, this update offers a brief yet comprehensive summary of key developments affecting policy decisions and political trends in the UK, Sweden, and the EU.SUNAK DISMISSES GENERAL ELECTIONS ON 2 MAY In an interview with ITV News West Country, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stated ...

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12. Weekly Newsletter

UK public inflation expectations fall In the spring, the average British person expected the inflation rate to be 3%, down from 3.3% in November, as recorded by the Bank of England (BoE) survey published this week. This reached close to the average over the last 21 years between 2000-2021, which was 2.8%, and the lowest rate since August 2021 before inflation rates proliferated. These figures will contribute to the BoE cutting ...

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Whiskey Tasting | Edrington Sweden

On 13 March, the British-Swedish Chamber of Commerce and Edrington Sweden welcomed members to the annual BSCC whisky tasting. During the evening, we learned about the history of the Macallan, the whisky-making process and tasted a selection of their single malt whiskys. We would like to extend our gratitude to Edrington Sweden for hosting us and for introducing us to the world of the Macallan whisky. We would also like to thank ...

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11. Weekly Newsletter

UK shift in green policy Rishi Sunak has backed investing more in gas-fired power plants as he wants to take a cautious approach in tackling climate change. Sunak stated this week that he would not “gamble” with the UK’s energy security whilst still attaining the goal of decarbonising the electricity grid by 2035. The secretary of state also backed his support for energy security and claimed that we could expect blackouts ...

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11. The Policy Watch

The Policy Watch is a weekly update which aims to provide concise insights into the current policy landscape. Tailored for our members and individuals interested in international affairs, this update offers a brief yet comprehensive summary of key developments affecting policy decisions and political trends in the UK, Sweden, and the EU.GOVERNMENT PRESENT ITS SPRING BUDGET On Wednesday, The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, presented the UK Government’s Spring Budget ...

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