Our Director General Lesley Batchelor introduced the findings of this year’s International Trade Survey to leaders of British industry who convened for the inaugural UK Trade & Export Finance Conference. 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).
This year’s International Trade Survey of UK Exporters – spearheaded by Trade & Export Finance Ltd (TAEFL), in conjunction with the Institute of Export - is underway.
The latest in a series of 16 surveys that commenced in 1996, the 2013 survey provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive insight into the performance of UK exporters, the challenges they face and the real successes achieved.
Providing critical understanding for policy-makers, analysts and practitioners, last year’s survey highlighted that that demand for UK products was fuelling export growth with over 70% of businesses boosting their export drive and posting increased turnovers across 2012.
As we continue to stimulate debate here at IOE, a recent straw poll highlighted that over 50 per cent of our members stated that the UK should remain in EU.
When the question of the UK’s continuing relationship with the EU once again hit the headlines, with Philip Gordon, a senior official in the US State Department, saying it was in America’s interests to see a “strong British voice within the EU”, we sought out our members’ views. Continue reading
The Institute of Export continues to urge British exporters and those dealing in international trade to seek out new markets which are least affected by the Eurozone crisis.
This call to action has been reinforced by our Director General Lesley Batchelor when invited to take part in a vibrant Guardian blog live Q & A hosted by the Guardian Small Business Network on how to grow small businesses in international markets. Continue reading
With latest reports highlighting that business confidence in the Eurozone is on the increase as the services sector reverses its decline, the Institute of Export’s Director General Lesley Batchelor responds to a sample of frequently asked questions on harnessing opportunities – and reminds us that the UK is still one of Europe’s biggest buyers. Continue reading
