BABC Navigating Brexit Guide
https://issuu.com/babnewyork/docs/babc_navigating_brexit?e=13129669/38772560
World Watch: Michigan Companies doing Business in the United Kingdom
With a nominal 2015 GDP of $2.8 trillion, the United Kingdom is the 10th largest economy in the world as well as the third largest economy in Europe, according to the CIA World Factbook. The country has a large supply of natural gas, coal and oil resources but has also been a net importer of energy in the past decade. In light of the recent "Brexit" vote, the following data on imports and exports is likely to change.
Detroit City of Design
Having entered last year freshly unshackled from the largest municipal bankruptcy case in American history, Detroit is starting 2016 on a similarly encouraging note: violent crime is down, unemployment rates are at a 15-year low and a local woman closed out the year by winning a record-breaking $2 million jackpot playing the slots at Greektown Casino. At the end of 2015, the city also joined UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network as the first-ever City of Design in the United States.
Brexit Report from BAB
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Fifth Meeting of the U.S.-U.K. Trade & Investment Working Group
Washington, D.C. – The United States and the United Kingdom held the fifth meeting of the U.S.-UK Trade and Investment Working Group November 2nd through November 7th, and the third meeting of the U.S.-UK Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) Dialogue on November 1st.
The Working Group, established in July 2017 by United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and UK Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade Dr. Liam Fox MP, has been focusing on providing commercial continuity for U.S. and UK businesses, workers, and consumers as the UK leaves the EU and exploring ways to strengthen trade and investment ties both now and in the future, including through a free trade agreement.