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The War over Austerity v. Growth Should governments focus on borrowing less to finance their spending — or rather focus on spending even more, to promote economic activity, giving debt reduction a lower priority? This is the austerity versus growth argument that divides economists into two increasingly vocal opposing camps offering policymakers conflicting advice. This […]
Austerity v. Growth is a post from: TheBizSense Views & Forecasting
Centrica plc, the parent company of British Gas, has today completed its $ 1,525 million (£936 million) agreement with Statoil Petroleum AS to acquire…
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Aviva plc announces that Andrew Moss, chief executive officer, will be leaving the group and will cease to be chief executive with immediate effect….
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British Land and the Blackstone Group have today submitted a planning application for the improvement of Broadgate Circle in the City of London. The proposals represent a significant investment in Broadgate’s public realm and retail facilities which will result in greatly improved amenity for those who visit and work at Broadgate and the reinforcement of […]
Revitalisation Of Broadgate Circle is a post from: Business UK
Britain: a Culture Hostile to Growth
Winston Churchill
This month Liz and I have had the fascinating experience of visiting the places where Winston Churchill – Britain’s wartime leader and its best-known statesman – grew up, lived and became famous, including Blenheim Palace, the Houses of Parliament and the Cabinet War Rooms, with his grand-daughter Celia Sandys as our guide. [Read more…]
In some countries – Argentina, Hungary, Portugal – governments have already expropriated private-sector pension funds as a means of dealing with serious financial problems. There are “warning tremors” that such policies of seizure could spread to developed nations, warns FT commentator Tony Jackson. In the UK governments have long regarded pension funds as an irritant: […]
Threat to pensions is a post from: Business UK
The campaign group FairFuelUK, supported by leading fuelcard reseller The Fuelcard Company, has welcomed the initial findings of a major report to be published this week by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) which shows that a cut of 2.5p per litre would create 180,000 jobs in the first year at no net […]
Cut In Fuel Duty Will Boost Economy is a post from: Business UK
Cape Town – South Africa and the UK are looking to increase economic and trade ties by focusing on exporting high-value-added goods to Britain, the Minister of International Relations and Co-operation Maite Nkoana-Mashabane says. Briefing media at the Taj Hotel in Cape Town, following a bi-lateral meeting with UK foreign secretary William Hague, Nkoana-Mashabane said […]
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Investment Traps for Expats
Those working/living abroad are a promising target for promoters of packaged investments. They usually have large savings to invest, lack the expertise and information flow to invest wisely, and need good advice on tax planning for their home countries… yet they’re far from their usual sources of personal advice. [Read more…]
Latest Aviva SME Pulse reveals one in four SME owners are considering returning to the workforce as an employee. A third say they have lost the enthusiasm to run their own business. Half say there has been a decline in the money drawn from their business for personal use over the past two years. A […]
Entrepreneurial Spirit Under Pressure is a post from: Business UK
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