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Confederation of British Industry |
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Confederation of British IndustryUK organization of employers, established in 1965, combining the former Federation of British Industries (founded in 1916), British Employers' Confederation, and National Association of British Manufacturers. It acts as a pressure group for businesses, promoting their interests to government, overseas, and to workers. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It's a great sign for the EU that it can make the US sit up and take notice," Digby Jones, director-general of the Confederation of British Industry, told the December 2 London Guardian. However, the current fragile state of consumer spending was underlined in September 2005, when the latest survey of the retail sector from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) showed sales volumes falling at their fastest rate for more than 20 years. UK this year as competition organizers are the UK Science Park Association, UK Business Incubation, BritishAmerican Business Inc, Confederation of British Industry and the Bio Industries Association of the United Kingdom. |
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