The latest Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) shows business confidence falling into negative territory across the UK, as companies face a cost of doing business crisis, alongside the cost of living crisis that consumers are facing.
Matt Hutchinson ACA FCCA has been elected as President for ICAEW Leicestershire and Northamptonshire.
The latest national Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) for Q1 2024 shows a significant improvement in sentiment compared to weak yet positive confidence in the previous quarter and the average for 2023. The index rose above its pre-pandemic average for the first time since Q1 2022, as economic prospects brightened.