GLOBAL BUSINESS COALITION MEMBERS NEWS

FKI: The 2020 GBC Plenary Meeting to take place in Seoul
Multilateral cooperation is necessary for rebuilding the North Korean economy

Ai Group new report on energy crisis – “From worse to bad”
Report identifies several big barriers to overcome if to improve electricity pricing and supply

BusinessEurope: Pierre Gattaz succeeds Emma Marcegaglia as President
European Union should continue to protect its interests in line with WTO rules

CEOE: Spain and Australia analyze bilateral trade and investment opportunities
Business delegation of CEOE to visit Australia between October 20 and 28

MEDEF: Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux elected president for five years
New President to “continue the fight for competitiveness” of French companies

CII: GST makes India a single market for the first time
GST is the most significant tax change since India’s Independence

USCC: New analysis outlines state-by-state impact of tariffs
The administration’s new tariffs threaten to spark a global trade war

Canadian Chamber reacts to implementation of retaliatory tariffs
Regret that such a point reached with an important ally and trading partner

CEOE: Spanish business perspective on the future of post-Brexit relations
The goal: to limit the impact of the UK’s exit from the EU as much as possible

CNI: 36th Brazil-Germany Economic Meeting (EEBA)
Brazilian and German entrepreneurs want to increase partnership in Industry 4.0

MEDEF: The World is changing, let’s give France a boost!
Reform proposals based on education, social model, simplification & taxation

TUSIAD: Time for social compromise and reforms
Statement following the presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey

BDI: The United Kingdom is hurtling towards a disorderly Brexit
Remaining in the customs union and single market is the only solution

BusinessEurope releases Spring 2018 Economic Outlook
Businesses are increasingly concerned that growth is peaking and is about to slow down

Canadian Chamber welcomes legislation for Trans-Pacific Trade Agreement
Agreement represents a major opportunity for Canadian businesses

US Chamber’s Donohue statement on new tariffs against China
Use of tariffs puts all the burden on American companies and consumers

Ai Group opening statement: Inquiry examining the TPP-11
AiG sees the modern agreement as the template for future FTAs and recommends it to the panel

BusinessEurope: Brexit – EU and UK must deliver good customs solutions
Publishes explanation on the various customs implications of Brexit

CII National Council Meeting: Economy is in a sweet spot right now
Industry is ready for a fresh phase of investment while capacity utilization builds up

Canadian Chamber welcomes G7 Communiqué support for open trade
Communiqué echoed many of the recommendations of the B7 Business Summit in April

BDI: G7 – World Economic Summit and community of values
The G7 will remain an important format for shaping globalization in the future

USCC: New tariffs threaten to torpedo America’s economic resurgence
The proposed tariffs are ill-conceived and ultimately indefensible

CEOE organizes meeting on the “Compact with Africa” initiative of G20
Investment opportunities in Morocco & Tunisia analyzed in the framework of the initiative

Statements from GBC members on imposition of additional steel, aluminum tariffs by the US
Statements from BDI, Germany; MEDEF, France; AiG, Australia; CCC, Canada; BusinessEurope, Europe; CBI, UK and USCC, USA

TUSIAD and FKI to establish Korean-Turkish high-level business forum
The first meeting of the Forum is planned in South Korea in the 1st half of 2019

CEOE and CEPYME: Promote economic reforms to consolidate economic recovery
Request to government after appointment of new Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez

CCC launches campaign to improve Canada’s regulatory environment
New Chamber report emphasizes that it is time to regulate smarter

USCC: Resource Efficiency and Sustainability Task Force
It’s imperative that business has a constant voice in addressing policy-makers

CII: Sustained structural reforms having a ground-level Impact
CII highlights eight key areas where reform measures have unlocked growth forces

USCC: GDPR success or failure? Eight things to watch
We may not see its full implications of GDPR for months or years to come