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Women-led start-ups could unlock £250 billion economy boost
The UK economy will get a staggering £250 billion boost if women start up businesses at the same rate as men.
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UK economy ‘stalling’ over Brexit
The UK economy is at risk of stagnation, with escalating uncertainty over Brexit undermining business confidence.
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Davos: is world economy working for majority?
The big beasts of the international business world are turning up at Davos in Switzerland for this year’s World Economic Forum.
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Economy grows amid concern about Brexit
The economy has grown at its fastest rate since 2016, up 0.6 per cent in the three months to September. But Brexit uncertainty overshadowed the good news as business investment fell sharply. We have been speaking to the Chancellor Philip Hammond, who insisted there could be a Brexit deal by Christmas. But he warned the…
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IMF says no-deal Brexit will damage UK economy
Leaving the European Union without a Brexit deal could have “dire consequences” for the British economy, the International Monetary Fund has warned.
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Plumber wins ‘gig economy’ case – big implications for freelance workers
It’s a case that touches at the heart of workers’ rights in the UK. Today the Supreme Court ruled that plumber Gary Smith was wrongly classed as self-employed by his bosses and should receive holiday pay. But is this a landmark decision with implications for workers in other types of jobs in the ‘gig economy’,…
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UK economy growing at weakest rate since 2012
The UK economy has grown at its weakest level for six years, up by just point one percent in the first quarter of the year. Downing Street said it was “clearly disappointing”, but insisted the fundamentals of the economy remained strong, while some experts blamed the winter weather. But with construction falling sharply, as well…
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Snow disruption to cost UK economy £900 million a day
The chaos brought by the snow and stormy conditions is still causing widespread disruption as transport services and other businesses struggle to recover. All the disruption is costing the British economy an estimated £900 million a day. Siobhan Kennedy reports.
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The Conservatives’ baffling tweet on the economy – UPDATED
The Conservatives can’t explain how they’ve calculated the claim that the economy has grown 15.8 per cent since 2010. FactCheck investigates.
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Alison McGovern: ‘No consensus in cabinet on post-Brexit economy’
Henry Newman, director of the Open Europe think tank and a former adviser to the leading Brexiteer Michael Gove, and Labour MP Alison McGovern discuss Brexit.
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A year since Trump’s election: how’s the US economy doing?
It’s a year since Donald Trump was elected as the 45th president of the United States. FactCheck looks at how the American economy is faring.
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Rupert Harrison: ‘Brexit will have long-term detrimental impact on economy’
Financial analyst Louise Cooper and Rupert Harrison, an economist at investment management firm BlackRock who previously worked as chief of staff to George Osborne when he was the Chancellor, discuss the interest rate rise.
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UK economy grows at slowest rate since 2013
The UK’s economy grew at its slowest annual pace since 2013 and house prices in London have fallen for the first time in eight years. The figures come as the governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney said he was concerned about what he called a “pocket of risk” in personal loans, consumer credit…
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Alison McGovern: ‘We have to make deal with EU that will keep economy going’
Labour MP Alison McGovern and Conservative MP Rishi Sunak discuss Brexit.
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Brexit will bring ‘£135bn boost to economy’, economist claims
David Davis has warned that the clock is ticking on Brexit – Professor Patrick Minford from Economists for Free Trade tells Channel 4 News that leaving the EU without a trade deal would bring a 135-billion-pound boost to the economy.