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Nasir Awan, the boss of international wholesale firm Awan Marketing, has stepped up to become president of Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce and vowed to help businesses “create new opportunities locally, nationally and internationally”.

Many cities around the world see clean and efficient public transport as a crucial way to lower their carbon emissions.

Businesses are being given an opportunity to learn from industry experts on the best way to future proof their companies at a special event this week.

Colmore BID, one of the UK’s leading Business Improvement Districts, has become the first BID in the UK to provide users of the Hollie Guard personal safety app with a safer and more secure hospitality experience whilst out and about within the Colmore Business District.

A £11.3m project, designed to scale up the UK’s battery pack manufacturing and supply chain capability, has been hailed a resounding success.

BLS International Services, a global leader in outsourcing services for governments and diplomatic missions, has signed an exclusive global visa outsourcing contract for Slovakia in 18 countries with more than 54 offices.

In a significant development for B2B cross-border payments, FinTech platform MODIFI have announced a global B2B Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) functionality in partnership with PingPong, one of the largest payment platforms in Asia.

Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce this week began a new chapter in its 210-year history by moving into new premises at 54 Hagley Road in Edgbaston.

Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis have just signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost trade and investment between the UK and Florida.

At a dynamic time for the logistics sector, ambitious 3PL operator Europa Warehouse has boosted its team with a new role.

Cyble have announced the successful completion of its Series B funding round, securing an additional $6.2 million.

For the holiday season, Samaritaine is transformed into a palace of sweet delights!

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett has set a new target to welcome 250,000 visitors out of the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland by 2025.

The UK’s first ‘Faculty on the Factory Floor’ has unveiled a six-million-pound expansion that will aim to boost industry’s journey towards a clean, sustainable, and digital world.

AI is dominating the headlines, with reports naming artificial intelligence as the biggest spend for nearly half of top tech businesses across the economy; a signal of just how much the AI boom is spreading.

A brand new two-storey Marks and Spencer has opened in Birmingham's Bullring shopping centre, in the unit once occupied by Debenhams.