By Matthew MurrayBBC News “It’s the best thing I’ve ever done”, says hairdresser, Anne-Marie Harben who set up her own business last month. You might be forgiven for thinking that the creation of new start-ups might have radically slowed down during the Covid-19 pandemic, but that’s not necessarily the case. The number of new businesses […]
Taipei, 10th August 2020. CWind Taiwan, a joint venture between European firm CWind and Taiwanese IOVTEC, has announced a strategic alliance with HYTOR to bring temporary power solutions to the Taiwanese offshore wind farm market. Working in collaboration with HYTOR Tools Solutions, a preferred supplier of offshore generators for the wind turbine industry over several decades, […]
Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) has confirmed its commitment to become the global leader in sustainable real asset management upon the release of its first Infrastructure Sustainability Report and 2020 UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment performance ratings. In the report released today, the world’s largest infrastructure manager announced that it has launched a programme […]
Resilience: Building back better Our Navigator research provides you with valuable insights and opinions from businesses around the world. As part of that research, we asked more than 2,600 decision makers to tell us how the current crisis has affected them and changed their plans for the future. Context The Navigator survey results paint a […]
Should YOU buy-to-let? Landlords have been thrown a lifeline, with slashed stamp duty, better mortgage deals and new tax benefits revitalising the market Stamp duty cut sees rise in investors tempted to snap up property Those tempted should aim for areas where rents are rising There are also warnings over an unstable property market and […]
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has published its latest annual energy statistics, revealing that a record 37.1% of the electricity generated in the UK in 2019 was renewable. Published today (30 July), the Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES) serves as the Government’s energy “bible”, documenting figures on energy production, consumption, […]
Chinese restaurant diners ‘will only drink whisky over 18 years old’, said one Scottish dealer Scotland is being “stripped” of its best whisky, dealers have claimed, amid a surge in demand from wealthy Asian collectors. Enthusiasts from countries such as China, Taiwan and Malaysia are driving up the price of whisky by buying up high-end bottles, […]
The BCCT is pleased to announce that the chamber has formed a news sharing partnership with CommonWealth Magazine. Under the new cooperative agreement, the BCCT will publish selected CommonWealth Magazine articles in the News section of our Website as well as social media. In return, CommonWealth Magazine will cite selected content from BCCT’s members or […]