A group of organisations from across Worcestershire have worked together to develop a recovery strategy for the region.
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented disruption to the Worcestershire economy. The initial economic shock has been substantial and is expected to lead to a period of global and UK recession, local areas face immediate challenges impacting across all sectors, businesses and jobs.
Worcestershire County Council, District Councils, Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership and business support organisations continue to face the urgent task of understanding the evolving implications and how Worcestershire can respond effectively. This has required a rapid diagnosis of the local economic conditions and their impacts.
In order to support the economic recovery and growth over the next 2 -3 years, the county needs to deliver a longer-term strategy to respond to inevitable changes in the business environment and markets across our communities, linking to government’s plans to create a cleaner more resilient economy.
Working together, the county and district authorities along with the regulators and representatives of the business community, the Chamber of Commerce, the Federation of Small Business, Worcestershire Regulatory services, the NFU and Worcestershire Business Central have met regularly since March to develop an economic recovery framework.