Confederation of British Industry News

British SME Owners Develop Contingency Plans for Potential ‘Brexit’

Above a factory floor of machines carving metal to within a millionth of a meter, Stephen Cheetham is preparing his company for the unknown: a British exit from the European Union. Since the government announced a referendum on Britain’s future …

‘Brexit’ Could Cost U.K. $145B in Economic Output & 950,000 Jobs by 2020: Study

Leaving the European Union might cost the U.K. 100 billion pounds ($145 billion) in lost economic output and 950,000 jobs by 2020, the Confederation of British Industry said as it stepped up its campaign against a so-called Brexit. A vote …