Rewards of austerity: As a consequence of economic contraction and falling imports in the troubled Eurozone countries, their foreign trade deficits are falling. In the third quarter the five known as the PIIGS together recorded the first surplus since 1999. The...
Increasing longevity adds up for pensioner households, MetLife analysis shows The average UK pensioner household faces a £111,400 tax bill in retirement as increasing longevity means pensioners are living on average up to 19 years past the age of 65, new analysis from...
Farmland has risen in value at an average rate of 3.4 per cent a year since 1850 in the UK, and at an average of 6.2 per cent since 1967. Farm prices in the US have risen by 150 per cent in real terms over the past century. Some well-known private investors such as...
Basic food crops evolved over an unusually favourable period There will be increased weather instability, notably floods and droughts, but also steadily increasing heat. The climate is changing and becoming more hostile to farming. Grains have developed over many...
Business growth expert Annette Du Bois’s new book Big Profit Thinking To Stop Your Small Business Sinking: Powerful Strategies To Accelerate Your Business Success will allow you to unlock the true potential in your business using powerful, practical and proven...
