Archive: February, 2015

NEW GVA FIGURES SHOW GBSLEP ECONOMY GROWING FASTER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE

Posted by adminbackup - February 19, 2015 - Newsroom

The Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (GBSLEP) is reporting further good news in terms of increased economic growth for the region, following today’s release of the latest GVA figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS). The ONS has announced the latest official sub-regional level economic output figures for 2013, which show that …

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Statement from the GBSLEP in response to Chancellor George Osborne’s announcement regarding the Long Term Economic Plan for the Midlands

Posted by adminbackup - February 12, 2015 - Newsroom

Andy Street, chairman of the Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (GBSLEP), said: “We very much welcome Chancellor George Osborne’s speech today and in particular, his acknowledgement that growth, jobs and productivity are rising here faster than the UK average. We support his ambition of making the Midlands an “engine for growth” and believe …

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