GLOBAL BUSINESS COALITION MEMBERS NEWS
CEOE to play a role in promoting freight traffic by train between Spain and China
Need to come up with sister cities in both the countries to foster freight transport by train
BDI: Dispute over competence in European trade policy must end
EU must work towards shaping globalisation according to European values and interests
CEOE: Digital Plan 2020: Digitalization of the Spanish Society
Proposed measures could achieve GDP increase of 3.2 per cent & 250,000 new jobs by the year 2020
TUSIAD: Happy Europe Day – A Vision for EU-Turkey relations
EU-Turkey relations include historical depth, contemporary partnership and future gains
GBC members comment on the election of Emmanuel Macron as President of France
Macron won the 2017 French presidential election to become the youngest president of France
AiG pre-budget survey priorities: Business tax relief, infrastructure & budget
Priorities reinforce the major policy directions highlighted in AiG’s 2017-18 Budget Submission
The Global Business Coalition (GBC) completes five years since creation
GBC reinforces its capacities in crucial times to keep playing a leading role in fostering international cooperation between national business communities
U.S. Chamber report offers framework for US-EU cybersecurity cooperation
Report proposes recommendations that would align the approaches of US & EU on cybersecurity
CNI: Eight trade agreements that need to be pursued during the year
CNI launches 2017 International Industry Agenda to present actions to boost Brazilian foreign trade
CII: Shobana Kamineni is the new President for the year 2017-18
Rakesh Bharti Mittal takes charge as President Designate & Uday Kotak is the new CII Vice President
CII: Domestic manufacturing to be given preference in public procurement
Domestic economy has the absorptive capacity to tackle the visa restrictions situation
CBI: Response to the publication of the EU’s guidelines for the Brexit negotiations
Businesses across Europe will now want to see talks quickly gather some positive momentum
BDI: One hundred days of Trump: Massive increase in tax competition expected
BDI President Dieter Kempf comments on Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office
USCC hosts President of Argentina and launches US-Argentina Business Council
The Council is dedicated to fostering bilateral trade & investment between the two countries
AiG: Bold gas action by the government offers hope on energy crisis
Priority given to the domestic gas market over gas exports in response to an extraordinary crisis
Canadian Chamber completes trade promotion visit to southeast US
At the state level, US is still very much open for business & willing to collaborate with Canada
BusinessEurope position paper – Building a European data economy
EU legislation to remove restrictions to the free flow of data created by member states is needed
U.S. Chamber of Commerce welcomes Trump administration’s Tax Reform outline
The reform could be the single most important step leaders take to drive economic growth
CBI lays out business manifesto for new government post General Election 2017
Next government must work alongside business to enable good business practice to be embedded in all parts of the economy
CEOE: President Rosell describes Spain’s transformation as ‘very positive’
Need to keep moving forward to improve competitiveness of companies & welfare of citizens
CBI: The business response to a snap General Election
Next Government should seek to build a partnership between business & government
USCC: Statement on procurement and visa executive order
Chamber to ensure American businesses have access to goods, services & human capital
AiG: Sweeping changes to skilled visa system welcome
The visa system will contribute positively to delivering the skills Australia needs
CII: Improvements in compliance, quality of disclosures & spends on CSR
Results based on study done by CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development
TUSIAD: “Time for unity and reform in Turkey”
After the referendum, TUSIAD urges government & parliament to prioritize the reform agenda
CCC strongly applauds the new Canadian Free Trade Agreement
CFTA to allow freer trade within Canada & start eliminating regulatory barriers between provinces & territories
CEOE & Nippon Keidanren announce visit of Japanese delegation to Spain
Delegation to visit Spain in July 2017, following a joint initiative by both business organizations
CCC: Global business unites to fight the rise of protectionism
In 2018, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce will host the B7 Summit
USCC: G20 Workshop on Resource Efficiency: Berlin, March 15-18
The US Chamber was the only business association invited to speak at the government session
Brexit update: Business federations react to the triggering of Article 50 by UK
Comments from GBC members – USCC, CBI, BusinessEurope & BDI & other federations