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Reading Time | < 1 min 10 Jan 2014

Record growth for online sales

Reading Time • < 1 minInternet sales of non-food goods grew by 19.2 per cent in December 2013 when compared with December 2012, according to figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC). The BRC's Retail Sales Monitor for December found that 18.6 per cent of...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 09 Jan 2014

Mortgage demand highest in six years

Reading Time • < 1 minDemand for mortgages rose at the fastest pace in six years in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to data from the Bank of England. Responding to the Bank's latest Credit Conditions Survey, lenders described a "significant" rise in mortga...
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Reading Time | 2 mins 09 Jan 2014

Businesses in Northern Ireland confident for 2014

Reading Time • 2 minsBusinesses in Northern Ireland are showing increased confidence for the year ahead, according to a survey by the Northern Ireland Chambers of Commerce (NICC). The NICC's Quarterly Economic Survey collected responses from 350 businesses and...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 08 Jan 2014

Survey shows optimism for 2014 growth

Reading Time • < 1 minKey indicators for the health of the UK's manufacturing and services sectors reached all-time highs in the final quarter of last year, according to a survey by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC). The BCC's Quarterly Economic Survey (QES...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 07 Jan 2014

UK car sales highest in five years

Reading Time • < 1 minUK car sales in 2013 recorded their best year since 2007 according to figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The report found that 2.26 million vehicles were registered in 2013, a 10.8 per cent rise on ...
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Reading Time | 2 mins 07 Jan 2014

Access Regional Growth Fund business grants in Sheffield

Reading Time • 2 minsI am pleased to note some encouraging signs of increased funding availability for local businesses. Regional Growth Fund The final call...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 06 Jan 2014

Annuities switch for pensioners proposed

Reading Time • < 1 minPensioners should be allowed to switch to better annuities and escape poor-value schemes, Pensions Minister Steve Webb has suggested. Mr Webb told the Sunday Telegraph that pensioners should be able to change annuities in the same way home ...
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Reading Time | 2 mins 03 Jan 2014

Business leaders look ahead to 2014

Reading Time • 2 minsThe UK's leading business organisations have expressed optimism for the year ahead but called on the Government to introduce new measures to ensure that the most is made of the early signs of economic recovery.Skills and training were a co...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 02 Jan 2014

Simpler energy tariff rules now in force

Reading Time • < 1 minA ban on confusing energy tariffs comes into effect today, as energy regulator Ofgem introduces reforms to make the industry simpler and clearer for consumers. Energy suppliers will now have to offer customers just four tariffs for gas and...
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