The European Commission (EC) said yesterday that member states needed to raise the retirement age to reflect an increase in life expectancy, warning that failure to do so will strain public finances. The EU’s employment ...
Published : 17 Feb 2012 5:55am by George Archer
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The EU Competition Commission yesterday gave Google’s takeover of Motorola ’unconditional approval’ to proceed but the company is still waiting for a number of other countries to provide approval. The planned $12.5bn Google-Motorola (or Googarola as it ...
Published : 14 Feb 2012 6:59am by Tim Brown
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Under Project Merlin, four of the ‘Big Five’ banks have beaten their lending targets, while RBS lent £3.3bn less than its target, leaving a shortfall of £1.1bn in loans for small and medium sized companies. ...
Published : 11 Feb 2012 6:30pm by George Archer
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US oil field metals company Energy Alloys, which has its UK head office in Rotherham, has secured a £70m senior secured credit facility. Energy Alloys provides oil field metals and equipment to global oil and ...
Published : 7 Feb 2012 3:03pm by Will Stirling
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Jane Gray investigates a new finance product designed to support the import of capital equipment and ease the pain of international purchasing for British manufacturers. The last couple of months have seen mounting comment and ...
Published : 6 Feb 2012 2:14pm by George Archer
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Despite the economic outlook, many UK-based manufacturers have exciting plans for strategic development in 2012. Peter Russell of Royal Bank of Scotland looks at some of the options for funding available to SMEs and mid-sized ...
Published : 6 Feb 2012 1:44pm by George Archer
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TM looks forward to Health and Safety South 2012 for insight into key compliance, cost and quality concerns arising from regulation. In these difficult times, most companies are looking for ways to reduce costs and ...
Published : 3 Feb 2012 2:00pm by George Archer
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The Manufacturing PMI for January hit 52.1 in January providing a surprise rebound and reflecting success in accessing new international markets. The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), produced by /MarkitCIPS has become a monthly touchstone for economic ...
Published : 1 Feb 2012 11:16am by Jane Gray
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Jaguar Land Rover will meet with banks to explain which components are key for its expansion plans, in order to secure better loans for suppliers, according to The Daily Telegraph. In a report in the ...
Published : 31 Jan 2012 7:45am by Will Stirling
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The World Bank yesterday warned that the world market is at risk of returning to recession in both developed and developing countries due to the crisis in the eurozone. In its twice-yearly report released late Tuesday, ...
Published : 18 Jan 2012 9:10am by Tim Brown
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