Your monthly update from the UK and International Competitiveness teams at the CBI.
It’s the end of a long election campaign, but there’s barely been a pause for breath before the new government has started shaking things up, presenting a clear opportunity for a fresh start on trade, boosting global investment and more.
Raising your voice on the global stage
Even the excitement of the election campaign, however, didn’t stop our work to raise your voice on the international stage. Our CEO Rain Newton-Smith attended the B7 Summit in Rome, joining our counterparts from the other G7 nations to present the B7 Communiqué to Italian Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni, who a few weeks later hosted the G7 Summit.
In the event, the G7 Summit Communiqué clearly reflected a lot of our key messages on economic resilience, AI, climate change and the need for a free and fair, well-functioning global trading system. With geopolitical uncertainty and protectionism on the rise around the world, the CBI and our B7 counterparts will keep raisi
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