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December 1, 2016

Cebr in the News

Bespoke analysis in the news:

 

Mind the Generation Gap, a report launched this month by Cebr and Brewin Dolphin looking at inter-generational wealth management and the financial challenges facing three generations of the UK population, was covered by The Times, the Daily Telegraph, the Spectator, the Independent, City AM, the Evening Standard, the Nottingham Post and the Herald Scotland.

 

Cebr research with the London Chamber of Commerce which set out the case for a London only visa and the role of migrant workers in driving London’s economy was covered by the Financial Times, City AM, the Evening Standard and Bloomberg. Speaking at the launch event Cebr board member Vicky Pryce was quoted by the Daily Telegraph.

 

Cebr research with Hitachi Capital which calculated that a third of all British businesses have abandoned investments totalling £65.5 billion as a result of the Brexit vote, was covered by the Today programme on BBC Radio 4, Sky News, The Times (x2), the Independent, the Evening Standard, City AM, the Daily Mail, the Mirror, Le Figaro, Les Echos and CNBC.

 

Cebr research with Open Britain assessing how the UK’s key sectors will be affected by an exit from the single market was covered by the BBC, ITV News, the Guardian (x2), the Independent, Yorkshire Post, Forbes, the Daily Mail and Bloomberg.

 

Cebr research with Barclays Bank comparing property values of Britain’s most popular soaps was covered by ITV News, the Sun and the Belfast Telegraph.

 

Research by Cebr and Unum which revealed that long-term sickness absence (6 months or more) costs UK businesses £4.17bn every year was covered by City AM.

 

A report released in 2015 by Cebr and Inrix, The Future Economic and Environmental Costs of Gridlock in 2030, was covered by Die Welt.

 

Cebr’s research on behalf of FairFuelUK to keep the cost of fuel duty frozen was covered by BBC News, Daily Mail (x2) and City AM following the Autumn Statement earlier this month.

 

Cebr’s research for NetNames which calculated that counterfeit goods have cost the UK economy £17.3 billion and destroyed 72,000 British jobs in 2016, was covered by the Belfast Telegraph.

 

Grant Thornton’s Head of Tax mentioned the Agents of Growth research Cebr produced for them in a letter on productivity investment in the Financial Times.

 

Research by Cebr and Virgin start-ups measuring the growth rate of Start-ups across the UK was covered by the Yorkshire Post.

 

Regular research:

 

YouGov and Cebr’s latest Consumer Confidence Index dropped three points to 109.1 in October, down from 112.4 in September. The Index was covered in the Belfast Telegraph, Reuters and the Daily Mail. Author of the Index, Economist Kay Neufeld was quoted discussing the findings in the Daily Mail and This is Money.

 

The latest Cebr/Arcadis Global Built Asset Index 2016 findings were covered by Les Echos and Bloomberg.

 

Cebr analysis in the news:

 

Cebr’s forecast that UK house price growth will slow to 2.6 percent next year from an expected 6.9 percent this year was covered by Bloomberg.

 

Cebr President Douglas McWilliams’ comments on the potential economic implications of a Trump presidency were covered by the Wall Street Journal, City AM and the Sun. Douglas was also quoted discussing the role of the information and communications sector in London for the UK economy, or the Flat White Economy, as it is now known, in the Daily Telegraph.

 

Economist Kay Neufeld was quoted in the Guardian commenting on demand for housing construction in the UK.

 

Director of Macroeconomics Scott Corfe answered ‘No’ to the question ‘As experts forecast a £100bn budget black hole, should the chancellor prioritise deficit reduction in his Autumn Statement?’ in City AM. Scott was also quoted discussing spending on the HS2 in City AM.

 

Cebr board member Vicky Pryce answered ‘Yes’ to the question ‘Have you been pleasantly surprised by Donald Trump’s performance since the election?’ from an economics perspective in City AM. Vicky also wrote an article for Prospect Magazine on the UK’s service economy following Britain’s vote to leave the EU as part of a series of articles on Brexit.

 

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