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Head of Research at Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Subrahmaniam Krishnan-Harihara (pictured), gives his reaction to the Chancellor's Spring Statement.
"Rishi Sunak might feel that he often has his work as a Chancellor cut out. When Mr Sunak stood at the dispatch for his budget speech just over two years ago, the Covid-19 pandemic was in the process...
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Chamber Celebrates Greater Manchester Building of the Year Winners
EMBARGOED: 00:01 4th MARCH 2022 Last night’s Greater Manchester Chamber Property and Construction Awards Dinner was a double celebration as it crowned the winners of both the Greater Manchester Buildi...
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Greater Manchester Chamber Partners with Turkish Association to Boost Trade
Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce is helping local businesses benefit from a new trade agreement signed by the UK and Turkey, which came into force in January 2021. Under the agreement, goods can...
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Levelling Up White Paper - Greater Manchester Chamber Response
Responding to the release of the Government’s long-delayed Levelling Up White Paper, Chris Fletcher, Policy Director at Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, said: “The battle cry to ‘Level Up’ the...
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Greater Manchester Chamber Announces Strategic Partnership with Medilink North of England
Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, an award-winning business membership organisation delivering world class solutions through its in-house team and network of strategic partners, has launched a n...
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Latest business survey shows slow down in growth started before current Covid restrictions
EMBARGOED UNTIL 8AM ON 15/12/2021 Despite sustained consumer spending in the lead up to the festive season, economic growth is softening in Greater Manchester, according to the findings of this quarte...
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Greater Manchester Chamber Member Wins Top National Award
Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce member St Ann’s Hospice has won the Winner of Winners Award at the Chamber Business Awards 2021. In addition to receiving the top accolade in the national awards...
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Chamber Responds to Government Rail Plan
Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce has responded to the government’s Integrated Rail Plan. The plan confirmed vital and significant new routes such as the eastern leg of HS2 to Leeds and Northern...
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Over 50% of Greater Manchester businesses have no awareness of the UK’s Net-Zero ambitions
As COP26 ends in Glasgow, a recent report highlighted that an alarming 55% of Greater Manchester businesses have no awareness of the Government's 2050 net-zero ambitions. In 2019, the UK became the fi...
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Report from Q Energy shows over 50% of Greater Manchester businesses have no awareness of the UK’s Net-Zero ambitions
As COP26 continues in Glasgow a recent report of Greater Manchester businesses showed an alarming lack of awareness of the UK’s net-zero ambitions. There was good news though when it came to the motiv...