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High quality financial professionals will be needed to rebuild Cyprus’ economy

In 1983 Cyprus became the first place outside the UK to offer ACA training locally. 20 years later, it’s become a powerhouse for ICAEW Chartered Accountants, with Cypriot students regularly scoring the highest in exams.

And I was in Cyprus ...
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Growth: do we know what we’re talking about?

Current economic and political policies are all about encouraging growth but do we really know what we are growing, and what sort of growth we want?

Economic growth is at the centre of public policy debates around the world: in the developed wor...
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Keep calm and carry on

Today’s GDP figures will no doubt ignite a debate about whether or not the UK is facing a triple dip recession.

There is a risk that, combined with the traditional January blues, the weather and some high profile retail collapses, such tal...
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UK Economic Forecast: 0.9% growth in 2013

ICAEW’s first UK Economic Forecast is published today, and it predicts 0.5% contraction this year with a return to growth of just 0.9% in 2013.

Our research suggests a 0.9% fall in business investment in 2013, too, which is far from the OB...

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Upturn in Business Confidence

Business confidence is up and GDP growth could be back to 0.6%, but 2012 continues to look like a year of uncertainty for the UK economy.

 

The latest ICAEW/Grant Thornton Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) shows an upturn in confidence bu...

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A grim and uncertain year ahead, says BCM research

2012 will be another year of uncertainty for UK businesses, with scaled down investment plans, reluctance to take on new staff, pay remaining flat, and exports at a standstill. It’s a grim picture.

 

That’s the forecast from the ICAEW/ Gra...

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UK Autumn Statement: urgent action needed

As the Chancellor prepares his Autumn Statement, ICAEW  has drawn up a list of 12 policy actions to restore business confidence in the short-term.

 

The economy is at a critical stage and we fear there is a real risk of a double dip reces...

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What does UK business need to grow exports?

Exports, the great hope of the British economy, will need more support to grow  -and we made a small start on this yesterday.

 

Speaking alongside the Prime Minister and Vince Cable, I launched a new version of UKTI’s International Trade:...

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Business confidence: what can we do?

Our latest Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) published today (Wednesday) shows a massive decline in business confidence and reflects just how rocky things could become.

It also suggests that the economy will contract in the last quarter of the...

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Looking forward to 2011

It’s nearly Christmas. And as I write my own Christmas cards, wishing people the very best for 2011, it is also an opportune time to attempt a little bit of crystal ball gazing at a more professional level.

There is no doubt that the pas...