Nadhim Zahawi will reaffirm the government’s intention to implement a Northern Ireland counterpart of the £400 energy bill cut. Later, the chancellor will travel to Northern Ireland to meet with ministers and the agency in charge of regulating utilities. The…
According to Martin Lewis, the issue of rising energy costs is “a national crisis” comparable to the Covid pandemic. The consumer expert told the BBC that in order to offset the enormous anticipated growth in bills, help would need to…
British employees productivity in 2017 grew at its highest rate from prior to the crisis in the financial sector , which has been of benefit to the Uk government. Actual economic throughput per unit hour increased by almost 1% in…
More than 50% of small businesses in the UK want to hold a 2nd referendum as to if the proposed deal on Brexit should be accepted once the European Union negotiations have finished, a new analysis by Citibase has found.…
The United Kingdom manufacturing sector maintained a steady growth pace in March 2018, despite the concerns that the so called ‘beast from the east’ snow storm would badly hamper production efforts. This was also in spite of the fact the…
There have been several reports in the press about issues with small business sector in RBS and Lloyds Bank group, but SME’s aka small/medium size enterprise, have big problems getting loans and finance in 2018, so says evidence recently given…
The GDP of Britain was +0.4% in the last quarter of 2017 which is the same as the previous reading eg/ flatline On an annual basis the GDP has risen by nearly 1.5% on the past year This annual…
The UK government has lately revealed plans to sell off the £7.4 billion loan book of the help to buy scheme, with talks underway with larger investors as the book is due to release equity in April of this year.…
The executive summary: Stocks rise for Chinese lenders as the government relaxes the rules on bad loans to encourage more spending and lending in China and abroad. This immediate profit boosting decision could be considered a quick win for Beijing,…
The UK serious fraud office has alleged that Barclays received illegal financial help at the time of the 2008 financial crisis. The FCA re-opened the case last year over the allegations, and now Barclays have been charged for a second…