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Economics as an enabler of sustainability

Every few months, we have a lunchtime get-together for ICAEW staff to explore sustainability issues and their relevance to their own and ICAEW’s work. The latest meeting included a discussion about the role of economics in sustainability.

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The new normal

THE NEW NORMAL - THE ECONOMY IN AN ERA OF AUSTERITY

Businesses are a little more optimistic than they have been but they are resigned to a period of ICAEW’s latest quarterly snapshot of business opinion suggests businesses have stabilised....
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ICAEW extends its “Economics of Sustainability” work

I’ve recently joined the ICAEW’s sustainability team to extend its thought leadership work on the “economics of sustainability”, with particular emphasis on its relevance to accountants and finance professionals. This raises ...

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Paradise postponed

THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY, AUTUMN 2012

We have been in some deep dark places but that seems to be changing.”

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The latest ICAEW economic snapshot illustrates the mixed messages on the economy coming from British businesses....

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SMEs can thrive in a slowing economy

SMEs and Business Confidence

Last week saw the release of the Q4 ICAEW/Grant Thornton Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) report.  The findings highlighted the largest decline in the Business Confidence Index (BCI) since the height of the re...

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Party conference season dominated by economy, QE2 – October Economic Insight available

The latest Economic Insight briefing has highlighted a subdued party conference season dominated by a worsening European debt crisis, inflation, and a fragile economic recovery that has seen a premature announcement for QE2...
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World economy teetering on the edge – latest Economic Insight: UK report now live

September’s Economic Insight briefing has just been released, highlighting how the past month has seen yet more turbulence on the world markets, with bourses across the globe plummeting and an ever increasing risk of recession in the West.
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Economic Insight: South East Asia launches in Singapore

This morning saw the official launch of our latest Economic Insight briefing in Singapore. The report covers the South East Asian region and is the third addition in a series that cover the UK and Middle East, with Greater China following late 2011.
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Economic Insight: Middle East official launch in Dubai

The second edition of our warmly received Economic Insight: Middle East quarterly briefing has been officially launched across the region today, managed by our expert team based in Dubai.
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Economic malaise in the West worsens

August has seen markets worldwide plummet as weak growth in the US and UK, sovereign debt problems in the eurozone, and worsening leading indicators all point toward an increasingly likely recession.