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Spanning the heart of the UK, the Midlands is the largest regional economy outside London. The Midlands Engine partnership represents 11 million people and 816,000 businesses — an economy worth over £246 billion per year.

Working in partnership with regional firms and public sector bodies, we focus on tackling the things that really matter in our region to drive prosperity for our communities and businesses.

Our members include 18 local authorities and the West Midlands Combined Authority, nine local enterprise partnerships and our region’s 20 world-class universities. We also work with a rapidly growing number of private sector partners, collaborating and investing together to achieve our shared aims for regional success.

Together, we make sure the Midlands voice is heard and act as a positive agent for economic, social and environmental change, to benefit every single part of our region. We do this through shared intent, collaborative investment and presenting a strong, unified voice, direct to government.

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The Midlands Engine Observatory is an alliance of leading academic researchers and economic and industry experts, working together to deliver the regionally focused research and analysis of our economy that our partners need, for every part of the Midlands.

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The latest data from across the Midlands

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The latest data from across the Midlands

Read the latest briefings and reports from our Observatory.

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Sir John Peace, Professor Aleks Subic and Satnam Rana-Grindley Midlands Economic Insights

Observatory

Dec 14 2023

Midlands Engine partnership reviews 2023 and looks ahead to 2024 in first in-person Quarterly Economic Briefing

On December 13th the Partnership came together to reflect on Midlands Engine Observatory’s fourth annual State of the Region report, a data-driven review of the Midlands’ economic performance in 2023. Over 70 delegates from Midlands Engine Partners gathered at the Exchange in Birmingham for the final Quarterly Economic Briefing of 2023.

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Observatory

Dec 13 2023

2023 State of the Region report on the Midlands economy launched

The Midlands Engine Observatory’s State of the Region 2023 report – the latest evidence-based reflection of how the region has performed over the past calendar year – is now available.  

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Megatrends in the Midlands

Observatory

Nov 8 2023

Megatrends in the Midlands: New report identifies the impacts on our region’s economy and communities

The rise of technology and digitisation, Climate Change, rising geopolitical tensions and demographic changes form the four major megatrends identified in a new report.

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