
Green Growth
Nov 30 2023
Major new plans for a multi-million pound East Midlands zero carbon innovation centre - aiming to transform cutting edge green research into commercial products - have been unveiled by East Midlands Freeport.
Read moreThe Midlands Engine Observatory has published the latest edition of its Quarterly Economic Commentary (QEC).
The QEC analyses significant national statistical releases and what they tell us about the performance of the Midlands economy. Owing to the time-lag in the release of statistics, much of the analysis in the latest QEC relates to our economy before the impact of Covid-19. Nevertheless, the QEC provides a useful baseline of how our economy was performing prior to the economic shock.
The QEC tells a truly positive story about how the Midlands economy was beginning to close the gap across a number of economic performance measures:
The firm ambition of the Midlands Engine, as we emerge from the depths of the Covid-19 pandemic, will be to help re-establish this trajectory and continue to close the gap with the rest of the UK.
You can read the full QEC here: Download the Quarterly Economic Commentary – May 2020.
For further Observatory research and analysis, including our fortnightly Covid-19 Economic Impact Monitor, please visit: www.midlandsengine.org/observatory
Green Growth
Nov 30 2023
Major new plans for a multi-million pound East Midlands zero carbon innovation centre - aiming to transform cutting edge green research into commercial products - have been unveiled by East Midlands Freeport.
Read moreGreen Growth
Nov 30 2023
A programme that supports organisations to develop green energy and carbon reduction schemes in Derbyshire has won a category at this year’s Innovation Awards.
Read moreEconomic Opportunities
Nov 27 2023
To coincide with this week’s UK Global Investment Summit, the Midlands Engine Partnership, Midlands Innovation and Midlands Enterprise Universities have today [27 November] launched an innovative new campaign to drive international investment into research and development across the Midlands.
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