Wales has always been at its best when we work together with a shared sense of purpose. That is why I want to warmly welcome Adam Price to his new role as Cabinet Secretary for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy, and to do so with both optimism and realism about the task ahead.

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the South Wales Society of Chartered Accountants will be held virtually on 22nd June 2026 at 5pm to convene for the following business purposes:

The latest national Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) shows that business sentiment was on course to move into positive territory in Q1 2026, but the outbreak of the Iran war had a dramatic impact in the final weeks of the survey period, with confidence deteriorating sharply. While businesses reported improved annual domestic sales and exports growth and easing input price inflation compared with Q4 2025, the war introduced significant downside risks to the outlook for the coming year.

ICAEW has published a manifesto for the Welsh Senedd elections, highlighting the biggest issues facing Welsh businesses, and the solutions that the Welsh government should focus on.