Global Economic Outlook With Christian Keller, Head of Economics Research at Barclays Bank Introduction There will be a global recovery, stimulated by the U.S.A., with expansion of around 6.4% y/y this year. Importantly, this represents a faster economic rebound than that seen following the 2008-09 recession. The unprecedented US fiscal stimulus and continued Chinese growth are supporting the lagging European and EM economies. Inflation should rise in the coming months due to higher oil prices, ...

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3 months with the Brexit Agreement: Insights to a new economic relationship With Erik Lagerlöf, of Vinge Advokatbyrå, and Henrik von Sydow, of Carnegie Investment Bank Introduction Erik Lagerlöf is a lawyer at Vinge Advokatbyrå with expertise in EU Competition and Regulatory law, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Brexit. Erik is also an Adjunct Professor at the Stockholm School of Economics and has previous experience as visiting scholar at Harvard Law School and ...

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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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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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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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At this webinar and Q&A, Jacob Lund, Corporate Affairs Director at AstraZeneca, gave an update on their COVID-19 vaccine and answered questions following the rollout of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine. The results from AstraZeneca’s global vaccine distribution will help bring normality to everyday life, save countless lives and reopen entire sectors of the economy. With the COVID-19 vaccine rollout now underway, it is more important than ever for vaccine manufacturers and ...

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The Future of Trade and Customs With Rickard Ydrenäs, the CEO and Founder of Ydrenas Communications, Flavia Munteanu, the EU engagement lead at HMRC, Anneli Wengelin, a Special Adviser at the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Peter Jacobsson, the Sales and Consulting Managing Director at ECUS, and Michiel van Veen, the Managing Director for UPS Nordics Rickard Ydrenäs, Ydrenäs Communications Rickard Ydrenäs has published 65 episodes of Brexitpodden and 63 episodes of Tullpodden ...

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Even if the EU and the UK conclude an ambitious partnership covering all aspects agreed in the Political Declaration by the end of 2020, the UK leaving the European Union, the internal market and the Customs Union, at the end of the transition period will automatically create barriers to trade and cross-border exchanges that are not experienced today. How will the changing rules and circumstances for trade impact the relationship ...

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To access a recording of this webinar, click here. A Financial Forecast With Azad Zangana, a Senior European Economist & Strategist at Schroders, and Christina Nyman, a Chief Economist at Handelsbanken To access a recording of this webinar, click here. Christina Nyman Christina Nyman works with Handelsbanken to regulate and produce global macro forecasts for the world economy (including home markets such as the Nordics, UK and Netherlands). Handelsbanken have just published a global macro ...

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Post-Pandemic Priorities: What governments and business need to focus on as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic To watch a recording of this webinar, click here. Bill Emmot is a writer and consultant with experience ranging from being the former Editor-In-Chief at The Economist, Chairman of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, Chairman of the Board at Trinity College, Dublin, and the Japanese Society in the UK 4 Cascading Crises The major cascading crises, ...

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