CE and Management Team Blogs

17 Jan 2020

Metro and Clyde announcements cheer at SOCE

At the start of Glasgow’s 22nd State of the City Economy conference (SOCE) on Friday, the 600 delegates were asked for one word to summarise…

15 Jan 2020

2020 – an exciting year ahead for Glasgow

Unusually, due to the General Election in December, the 22nd State of the City Economy conference was held in the first week back at work af…

20 Dec 2019

Time for new overseas markets as Brexit looms

If there is one certainty emerging from the General Election, it is surely that the United Kingdom will leave the European Union early next …

22 Nov 2019

Competition would be welcome on Glasgow-Heathrow route

Here’s a quote that I re-read whilst thumbing through Scotland’s export strategy. ‘Businesses that trade internationally tend to be more inn…

24 Oct 2019

A sparkling evening at the GBAs

Over the past five years the number of businesses in the City of Glasgow has grown by over 2,300, a 13% increase with the city now hosting j…

24 Oct 2019

Much to be considered in Workplace Parking Levy issue

Meddling with commuters in their journey to work is a risky venture. East Londoners made that plain last week when climate change protesters…