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Chamber Responds to New National Lockdown
Following the announcement last night of a new national lockdown Chris Fletcher, Policy & Communications Director at Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, said: “The announcement of a new lockdown w...
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Survey Shows Economic Impact of Tier 3 Restrictions and National Lockdown
The combined impact of Tier 3 restrictions and the national lockdown have contributed to a considerable dampening of demand, according to Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce’s Quarterly Economic Su...
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Chamber Comments on Latest ONS Figures
Commenting on the latest ONS figures released today showing the UK economy grew by over a meagre 0.4% in the month of October, Subrahmaniam Krishnan-Harihara, Head of Research at Greater Manchester Ch...
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Chamber Reacts to Greater Manchester Being Placed In Tier Three
Commenting on the news that Greater Manchester has been placed in Tier 3, Subrahmaniam Krishnan-Harihara, Head of Research at Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, said: "Today, the Health Secretary...
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Chamber Responds to Spending Review
Subrahmaniam Krishnan-Harihara, Head of Research at Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, looks at today's Spending Review. The lead up to any important fiscal event is marked by leaks, private pres...
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Chamber Responds to New Tier System
Commenting on the announcement by the Prime Minister on plans for controlling Covid 19 after the current lockdown ends, Chris Fletcher, Director of Policy and Communications at Greater Manchester Cham...
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Recovery Tracker Survey Shows Further Deterioration in Economic Activity
The results of Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce’s seventh GM COVID-19 Recovery Tracker show a further deterioration in economic activity. The recent imposition of the second national lockdown fo...
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Chamber Responds to Government's Green Industrial Revolution
Following the announcement today of Boris Johnson’s 10 point plan to kickstart a Green Industrial Revolution Chris Fletcher, Director of Policy & Communications at Greater Manchester Chamber, said: “T...
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Chamber Responds to ONS GDP Figures
Commenting on the latest ONS figures released today showing the UK economy grew by over 15% for the period July to September Chris Fletcher, Director of Policy & Communications at Greater Manchester C...
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Chamber Responds to ONS Labour Market Statistics
Responding to the release of the latest ONS labour market figures and the continued rises in unemployment and redundancies, Chris Fletcher, Director of Policy at Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce...