News
Figures reveal record tourism spend in the UK
16/05/2013
Tourism spend in the last 12 months has reached a record-high, figures from the Office for National Statistics have revealed.
Lack of businesses preparing for internet address overhaul
16/05/2013
NetNames has released new research demonstrating that the majority of UK businesses are failing to prepare for the changing nature of the internet and the introduction of generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs). The survey polled 100 business directors in UK enterprises (minimum turnover of £5 million) and explored their views on the value of online assets.
London calls for greater say over its taxes to boost growth
16/05/2013
The Mayor Boris Johnson has endorsed the findings of a new report calling for greater financial freedoms for the capital, giving London government the autonomy to invest in its own vital infrastructure as its population and economy grow, and bring London in line with competitor global cities.
Number of women in technology falling
16/05/2013
With politicians looking to improve the number of women in boardrooms, the number of women entering male dominated sectors such as IT is falling.
Export Week: Colombia licence helps Northampton firm grow
16/05/2013
A Northampton firm is helping Colombians grow bigger tomatoes, an announcement which comes during UK Trade & Investments (UKTI) Export Week.
Calls to encourage export to increase jobs
16/05/2013
The rise in the unemployment figures in the West Midlands underlines the urgent need for businesses to look at exporting, business leaders said.
Pay growth reaches record low
16/05/2013
Data released by the Office for National Statistics showed annual growth in average regular pay falling to just 0.8% in the three months to March 2013, the slowest increase since comparable records began in 2001.
Intermediaries increasingly nervous on global economic health
16/05/2013
Eurozone growth remains the main concern amongst intermediaries, with 71% seeing it as one of the biggest macro-economic challenges to investment growth over the next six months, according to the latest Baring Asset Management Investment Barometer.
Divide between 'rich and poor' still growing
16/05/2013
Income inequality increased by more in the first three years of the crisis to the end of 2010 than it had in the previous twelve years, before factoring in the effect of taxes and transfers on income, according to new OECD data.
UK unemployment rates rises to 7.8%
15/05/2013
Official data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that UK unemployment rose by 15,000 in the three months from January to March.
