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Crunch time ahead for private equity

13.10.09
The British Venture Capital Association deserves some marks for chutzpah ... more

Leave us alone, we’ve got big enough debts as it is

24.09.09
The director general of the CBI believes that teenagers should pay more to go to university. The one group that played no part in wrecking the economy doesn’t deserve this hefty penalty ... more

Students must pay more in fees and loans, say bosses

21.09.09
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Factory confidence grows

19.08.09
Manufacturers are more positive about their prospects over the next three months than they have been at any stage since June 2008, the CBI said ... more

Sweeping proposals win a welcome from most

16.07.09
Gordon Brown said: “He makes some very clear recommendations which I believe will be adopted. There have been excesses, it is seen by the public as irresponsible and unfair, we have got to take the action.” ... more

Balkan troubles for Oleg Deripaska

15.05.09
It's not getting any better for Oleg Deripaska. He’s already lost the bulk of his fortune - now the government of Montenegro is seeking to nationalise his giant aluminium plant because his workers haven’t been paid since February.. ... more

Relief for families as key data lifts gloom on economy

15.05.09
Thousands fewer families than feared face losing their homes this year following the falls in mortgage rates... more

'No green shoots' as RBS takes a £5bn hit

08.05.09
Royal Bank of Scotland declared it cannot see any "green shoots" of recovery as it posted further losses after writedowns of nearly £5 billion ... more

Business chiefs quick to give ‘risky’ Darling a thumbs down

22.04.09
Business leaders gave Alistair Darling’s Budget the thumbs down today within minutes... more

MPs should try grilling Bank’s rate-setters

21.04.09
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Shares slump over fears of ‘grimmest Budget in years’

20.04.09
Shares in London tumbled as the City braced itself for one of the grimmest Budgets in years... more

We're living on borrowed time, warns CBI in plea to restart lending

14.01.09
Bosses' group the CBI has served notice that Government moves to restart bank lending were too little... more

Runway protesters in battle to halt Heathrow

12.01.09
Hundreds of demonstrators are expected to descend on Heathrow tonight in protest at the expected go-ahead for a third runway... more

Oh no! CBI's big pow-wow clashes with Pre-Budget

20.11.08
A nightmare for the CBI - the organisers of its annual conference have discovered that their event has a terrible diary clash... more

Mandelson's £5,500-a-night business trip to Moscow

29.10.08
Lord Mandelson faced fresh controversy after staying in a £5,500-a-night suite during a four-day trade trip to Moscow... more

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08.10.08
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Rush to dollar hits pound and the euro

11.08.08
The pound plunged to its lowest since November 2006 today over concerns about the global economy... more

Inflation at 5% looms as factory-gate prices leap

11.08.08
Figures tomorrow are likely to show the Consumer Prices Index measure of inflation topped 4% in July... more

Bank risking recession by leaving interest rates at 5%

07.08.08
The Bank of England is in danger of pushing the country into recession, business and retail leaders have warned... more

Tracking down the stocks that yield value

08.07.08
CBI boss Richard Lambert said a few weeks ago that one reason companies seemed quite optimistic in surveys might be that smaller businesses tend to finance themselves from retained profits rather than bank loans, and have therefore been insulated so far from the general cutback on credit.... more

Watch out, Gordon, he's right behind you!

25.06.08
A year in power and all Brown's colleagues can think of is who's next - even old protégé Ed Balls has the top job on his agenda... more

Comment: exam pressure

23.06.08
The employers' organisation, the CBI, has made it clear that it sees the new qualification for schoolleavers - diplomas - as being potentially counterproductive... more

Business leaders reject academic diplomas plan

23.06.08
Company bosses have dealt a blow to the credibility of the Government's new diplomas, urging ministers to improve GCSEs and A-levels instead... more

'You're under pressure but decisions on power must be made now'

11.06.08
CBI leader delivers blunt warning to the Prime Minister: don't dither about the key issue for our economic future ... more

Alistair Darling calls in City chiefs to avoid tax row exodus

19.05.08
The Chancellor is to bring senior executives from Britain's leading multinationals "into the tent" in a bid to stave off an exodus abroad of major companies over a tax row... more

A bizarre role reversal in the fat-cattery debate

06.05.08
Bank of England governor Mervyn King gives every impression of being more left-wing than Gordon Brown... more

'Millionaire bankers' blamed for credit crisis

24.04.08
Huge City bonuses have helped to trigger the credit crunch, industry chiefs said... more

City greets Bank help but warns on housing

21.04.08
The City welcomes the BoE's £50bn funding package - but warns there is no magic cure for the housing market... more

Shops face closure after dismal Easter

25.03.08
A flood of weaker retailers could be forced into administration after a dire Easter weekend's trading... more

CBI blasts 'rushed and confused' non-dom tax

28.02.08
Big business launched its most ferocious attack on the Government for years as it blasted the "ill-conceived" plans to impose extra taxes on wealthy foreigners in Britain.... more

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