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ICAEW Business Confidence Monitor (BCM): Wales

The latest national Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) shows that the Iran War significantly dented confidence as it dropped to a near four-year low and suffered its sixth successive negative quarterly score. Companies reported rising costs pressures, weaker expected sales and profits growth for the coming year, while late payment concerns hit a five-year high.
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Latest Wales news

Chart of the week: England and Wales population
  • 30 Jul 2026
Our chart this week show how the England and Wales official population estimate of 62m on 30 June 2025 is distributed by region.
Why collaboration must drive Wales’s next chapter
  • 29 Jul 2026
The Senedd election is now behind us, the UK has a new Prime Minister, and a fresh chapter in Welsh public policy is beginning. With new administrations taking shape and priorities being set, there is a renewed opportunity to focus on what matters most: delivering sustainable economic growth for Wales.
ICAEW Business Confidence Monitor (BCM): Wales
  • 23 Jul 2026
The latest national Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) shows that the Iran War significantly dented confidence as it dropped to a near four-year low and suffered its sixth successive negative quarterly score. Companies reported rising costs pressures, weaker expected sales and profits growth for the coming year, while late payment concerns hit a five-year high.
Wales BCM Q2 Regional Director's insights
  • 22 Jul 2026
Robert Lloyd Griffiths, ICAEW Director Wales, discusses insights for Wales from the latest ICAEW Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) Q2 2026.