The importance of shoring up the skills gap by IOE Director General Lesley Batchelor
You may have read our previous post on how an International Trade Survey commissioned by The Institute of Export (IOE) and conducted by Trade and Export Finance Limited highlights that demand for UK products is fuelling export growth with over 70% of businesses boosting their export drive and posting increased turnovers across 2012.
This survey is part of our ongoing work for the international trading community, enabling us to understand what is happening in this hard time for businesses and see where we can all help. Continue reading
Milestone achievement: Rami Ranger, MD of Sun Mark Ltd (left) is presented with a special award by IOE chair, Doug Tweddle CBE for being the only company to win a Queen’s Award for four consecutive years
HRH the Duke of Kent – the patron of the Institute of Export patron – glowingly praised the success of UK companies making waves in international trade at the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise gala dinner.
This year the Institute’s Director General Lesley Batchelor was invited to be on the judging panel in the International Trade category of the awards where 151 companies have been recognised out of a total of 209 recipients for their tremendous achievements. Continue reading
Presenting the findings: from left - Simon Davies, international trade finance director at Bibby Financial Services Lesley Batchelor, director general of the Institute of Export, Margot James MP, chair of the all party parliamentary group and aide to Lord Green, Minister of Trade and Investment and Mark Runiewicz, CEO of Trade and Export Finance Limited (TAEFL).
An International Trade Survey commissioned by The Institute of Export (IOE) and conducted by Trade and Export Finance Limited highlights that demand for UK products is fuelling export growth with over 70% of businesses boosting their export drive and posting increased turnovers across 2012.
The findings of the survey, hosted by the All Party Parliamentary Group chair, Margot James MP, aide to Lord Green, Minister of Trade and Investment were unveiled on Wednesday morning at the Palace of Westminster – revealing that companies with turnovers exceeding £1 million are marking the strongest growth. Continue reading
We’re looking forward to a very exciting week as we find out the results from the International Trade Survey, the largest survey of its kind produced by The Institute of Export (IOE) and Trade and Export Finance Limited and sponsored by the UK’s leading independent invoice financier, Bibby Financial Services.
The survey, now in its 15th year, was undertaken from March 2012 to May 2012 – and provides the most accurate picture to date of the health of Britain’s export industry. The survey builds up a clear evaluation of the UK’s export market which is then used by Government, the Bank of England and other UK policymakers to shape and influence future government policy. Continue reading
We’re delighted to announce that the Institute has teamed up with international business publication Global Trader to collaborate on its quarterly magazine; we are now an official media partner of the flagship title in the Global Trader portfolio.
The arrangement will see a four-page section of IOE news in every issue of GT magazine, starting with the summer edition, with our membership and other associates receiving free magazines and ebooks. Continue reading
