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Reading Time | < 1 min 28 Apr 2014

‘Exceptionally strong’ outlook for UK economy

Reading Time • < 1 minThe UK economy's growth prospects for the next three months are "exceptionally strong", according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). According to the CBI's latest data, output in April rose above March's eight-month low and con...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 25 Apr 2014

Mixed success for Scottish manufactured exports

Reading Time • < 1 minScottish manufactured export volumes in 2013 rose 1.9% on 2012, the fastest annual increase since 2008, according to official figures. The latest figures also show that manufactured export sales fell 4% in Q4 2013, the biggest quarterly dro...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 25 Apr 2014

New mortgage rules take effect

Reading Time • < 1 minPeople applying for a mortgage are to face tougher financial checks, as the Financial Conduct Authority's new market regulations take effect tomorrow (26 April 2014). The mortgage market review (MMR) started five years ago after the downtur...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 17 Apr 2014

28,400 jobs for Northern Ireland economy

Reading Time • < 1 minThe Northern Ireland Centre for Economic Policy (NICEP) has predicted that 28,400 jobs will be created in Northern Ireland by 2018. The NICEP economic outlook indicates that the administration services sector will experience the largest job...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 17 Apr 2014

Saving not important for 1 in 10

Reading Time • < 1 minMore than 1 in 10 UK adults do not see the value of saving money for the future, according to a survey by thinkmoney. The survey revealed that though the majority of people (88 per cent) see the benefits of putting money aside, 12 per cent ...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 17 Apr 2014

The Knowledge Apr/May 14

Reading Time • < 1 minWe would like to apologise for an error in our most recent edition of The Knowledge. In the Forthcoming deadlines...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 16 Apr 2014

Unemployment rate falls to 6.9 per cent

Reading Time • < 1 minThe unemployment rate fell by 77,000 to 2.24 million between December 2013 and February 2014, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The official unemployment rate now stands at 6.9 per cent, the lowest since Fe...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 15 Apr 2014

Mobeus manufactures another great exit

Reading Time • < 1 minMobeus Equity Partners (“Mobeus”) has made a partial realisation of its investment in VSI by selling one of VSI’s two...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 14 Apr 2014

SMEs look to export

Reading Time • < 1 minMore small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) than ever intend to export goods and services, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). The FSB's quarterly business index has found that a net balance of 24 per cent of FSB member...
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