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UK financial services see growth

Activity in UK financial services grew in the last three months at the fastest rate since September 2007. However, this growth was much lower than expected.

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UK Financial Services activity improves

Activity in UK financial services grew in the last three months at the fastest rate since September 2007.

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CBI: credit squeeze eases

Businesses are finding it easier to obtain new credit for the first time this year, and expect the situation to improve at a similar rate over the coming three months, the CBI said today.

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Congestion charging good for business

A controversal new report says that Business could benefit from congestion charging in cities so long as strict criteria are met.

The report was produced for the CBI and the Freight Transport Association (FTA).

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Inflation figures highlight tax rise

Today’s 0% RPI inflation figure highlights the misguided nature of the 5% rise in business rates to be paid by companies to local authorities, the CBI warned.

The rise, due to come into effect in the new tax year, in April, is based on the Retail Prices Index figure for September, which was 5 per cent. It takes no account of the fall in the RPI to 0 per cent revealed today.

CBI, Neil Bentley

Transport the key to growth

The UK's unreliable and congested transport network is undermining the long-term competitiveness of business, according to a new report by the CBI.

The report is being launched to coincide with the first meeting of a new transport group of influential business leaders.

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Small manufacturers plan staff cuts

Small and medium-sized manufacturers are cutting staff for the first time in eighteen months, a CBI survey out today shows.

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Manufacturers gloomy about outlook

The economic slowdown has further depressed manufacturers’ order books and output growth expectations, the latest CBI Industrial Trends Survey shows today.

Export orders have been particularly hit, despite the fall in Sterling against the Euro and the US Dollar since the spring.

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Risks work for the service sector

A new CBI/QinetiQ report, examining innovation across a broad spread of service sector firms, reveals how creative innovation has given many of the UK’s most successful services businesses the edge over their competitors.

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    Dr Vince Cable, the new business secretary, is ultimately responsible for curing UK Plc’s red tape ills. EN suggests some regulations he should consign to the dustbin.

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