(Shanghai Comprehensive News) The latest survey results of the British Chamber of Commerce showed that the pessimism of British companies in Chinese British companies has improved during the peak period last year, but most companies still believe that the business environment is more challenging than 2022 in 2022Many companies have postponed investment decisions.

The British business confidence survey released by the British Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday (December 12) on the official website shows that 46%of the company's interviewed companies in 2024 are optimistic about the business prospects of 2024.Increase.Last year, 42%of the records of British companies were pessimistic about the development prospects of the industry. This year's number dropped to 29%.

But of the 300 British companies participating in the interview, 60%of the companies still believe that this year, a Chinese businessman is more difficult than last year.The first three reasons that make companies feel more difficult are economic factors, geopolitical factors, and regulatory factors.

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Report pointed out that under the influence of China's economy slowly recovering and geopolitical factors after the epidemic, in a state of incompetence in Hua Ying Enterprises, many companies have postponed their investment decisions.

35%of companies said they would increase investment, slightly higher than 30%last year.At the same time, 55%of companies said that next year will reduce or maintain investment in Chinese business.Bloomberg pointed out that this has improved compared to last year, but it is still worse than the years since the 2018 investigation.

Among the respondents intending to reduce investment, most of the reasons are the uncertainty of China's economy, followed by geopolitics uncertainty.42%of interviewees believe that in the past year, the uncertainty of China ’s trade policies in China has had a negative impact on their business operations.

But the report also pointed out that the Chinese government has issued 24 articles to attract foreign companies, actively talks with enterprises, and discuss the difficulties in regulatory compliance.

The report also said that 2024 will be a key year for the development of relations between China and the West, which is likely to become an important factor in changing and decision -making companies driving "wrapped".