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IoD: Third of business leaders see high risk of recession

The biggest source of economic concern is the potential for a euro break-up with half of respondents believing there is a high or very high risk of it happening

21 Feb 2012

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UK economy contracts 0.2% in Q4

Economist consensus predicted a fall of 0.1%. GDP for 2011 as a whole rose by 0.9%

25 Jan 2012

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E&Y: CFOs ineffective at investing across rapid-growth markets

UK CFOs believe the higher risks and volatile returns associated with entry into rapid-growth markets will trigger a churn in the investor base

10 Jan 2012

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Exports could give UK £20bn boost by 2020

CBI director general urges focus on BRIC countries

21 Nov 2011

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CBI: Eurozone crisis forces strategy rethink for UK’s leading businesses

Confidence is down but businesses are backing government deficit reduction strategy

21 Nov 2011

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CFO optimism falls to lowest level since 2009

For the first time in a year cost control is the top priority for CFOs, and capital expenditure and acquisitions have taken a back seat

10 Oct 2011

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FDs fail to gauge true cost of entering rapid-growth markets

E&Y study suggests CFOs should have oversight throughout market entry process

05 Jul 2011

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SME funding under EFG scheme hits new low

Lending under the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme has halved since Q1 2010

31 May 2011

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FDs planning acquisition spree

61% of UK FDs plan to use cash reserves for aggressively pursuing acquisitions

24 May 2011

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UK set for sluggish growth, NIESR warns

The National Institute of Economic and Social Research says economic growth will be 1.4 percent in 2011

05 May 2011

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The state of relationship banking

Financial Director wants your views

30 Mar 2011

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Cost of finance on the rise, claims PwC

Report finds 62 percent of finance staff continue to work manually from spreadsheets

28 Mar 2011

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Betfair CFO takes Gibraltar gaming licence

The company will avoid paying UK gross profits tax for betting

09 Mar 2011

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Consumer confidence still fragile

The data comes the day after the CBI reported that high-street sales growth slowed sharply in February

25 Feb 2011

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Just seven percent ready for new lease accounting standards

Companies expecting huge cost in implementation and impact on debt-to-equity ratios

23 Feb 2011

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Public sector job losses to rise

Four out of 10 businesses planned redundancies in the first quarter of this year

14 Feb 2011

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Inflation hits manufacturing costs

January shows the highest annual rate for input costs in more than two years

11 Feb 2011

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Manufacturing activity expands at record rate

UK manufacturing purchasing managers' index came in at highest reading since the survey began in 1992.

01 Feb 2011

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King forecasts income squeeze as inflation rises

King predicted inflation would rise to between four percent and five percent, more than double the bank's two percent target.

26 Jan 2011

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UK economy in shock contraction

GDP shrank by 0.5 percent between October and December, the ONS said

25 Jan 2011

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Servants of the people

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