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UK interest rates should stay higher for longer, OECD says,…

Posted by May 2, 2024

One of the world's leading economic authorities has warned the UK that borrowing should remain expensive until the rate of price rises eases furth

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PwC partners in the Middle East accused of blocking first…

Posted by May 2, 2024

This helped PwC’s Middle East business, which employs around 8,000 people in the region, increase its overall revenue by abou

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UK households cut back on beer, meat and domestic appliances…

Posted by May 2, 2024

UK households have cut back on beer, bread, meat, recreation and domestic appliances since late 2021, according to a Financial Times analysis of official data t

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EY UK Attractiveness Survey 2024

Posted by May 2, 2024

‘No room for complacency’ warns EY Hywel Ball, EY UK Chair, comments: "The UK achieved a strong performance for FDI last year, driven by a resurgen

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The net zero leviathan is crushing the economy

Posted by May 1, 2024

Similarly the ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars has been delayed from 2030 to 2035.Even so, the “leviathan of centra

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UK Net Zero Business Census: Major new survey aims to…

Posted by May 1, 2024

A major new survey has been launched today to take the temperature of the UK's burgeoning net zero economy and establish "a definitive benchmark" for the priva

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UK business R&D is stagnating as competitors surge – Research…

Posted by May 1, 2024

Companies need clearer, more stable policy towards both private and public sectors, says Rosalind Gill More businesses are recognising they must invest i

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UK house prices fall unexpectedly for second month in a…

Posted by May 1, 2024

UK house prices have fallen unexpectedly in April for a second consecutive month, according to the building society Nationwide, which blamed the slowdown on “

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Inflation alarm bells ring as factory prices hit 14-month high…

Posted by May 1, 2024

House prices fell for a second month in a row as mortgage lenders put up rates, according to a closely-watched survey.Property

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How Birmingham city council ended up in financial crisis: a…

Posted by May 1, 2024

Questions are starting to emerge about how exactly Birmingham city council ended up in a financial crisis, and whether the figures behind its problems actually

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Food importers in UK say new Brexit checks could add…

Posted by April 30, 2024

Importers of food from the EU into Britain have said newly introduced post-Brexit checks could increase their costs by up to 60%, pushing up prices for customer

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Businesses give new Brexit border checks a ‘wide berth’ amid…

Posted by April 30, 2024

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