The August GDP data, released last week, showed that GDP was still 0.8% below its past peak in February 2020. Meanwhile data on employment released
View this article here. UK households cut their carbon emissions by an estimated 33 million tonnes in 2020 as people spent less during the pandemic,
View this article here. UK – Confidence among UK consumers fell by 2.3 points in September, with considerable declines in confidence around household finances, according
View this article here. Open Banking provider Yolt Technology Services (YTS) has launched its inaugural European Open Banking Outlook (EOBO) revealing huge growth potential for Open Banking. The paper
View this article here. LONDON (Bywire News) – On Monday, a survey by YouGov showed that consumer confidence hit a five-month low in September, due
View this article here. The last six months of consumer confidence index gains have been lost amid the fuel crisis and labour shortages, according to
View this article here. Gloucester has unveiled plans for a digital-come-lifestyle development which aims to transform the city centre. Gloucester Forum, targeting a 2023 opening, will
View this article here. Parents saving for their children in cash Junior Isas have missed out on up to £13.5billion in potential returns over the
The fuel crisis has been plaguing the country for the better part of the past two weeks, leading to hour-long queues at forecourts and frustration
View this article here. The maker of Quality Street has said it is ‘working hard’ to make sure the Christmasfavourite is on shelves before December
View this article here. Foods from pasta to eggs and chipolatas to chopped tomatoes have risen in price at supermarkets since the pandemic began, as
View this article here. Property buyers risk having their mortgage offer cut by £15,000 as banks take a negative view of spiralling household bills. The
View this article here. Britain’s winter of discontent looks to be getting worse as the price of wholesale gas surged by 20 per cent in
View this article here. Analysis by Scottish Friendly and the Centre for Economics and Business Research shows that a cash junior ISA holder who maxed
View this article here. The gender pensions gap has been grabbing headlines recently, with an alarming new study by the Centre for Economics and Business
View this article here. After decades of quiescence, inflation — that insidious, silent thief — is on the prowl in Britain again, threatening to be
View this article here. Eurozone inflation hit a 13-year high in September, rising at its fastest pace since 2008 as energy costs skyrocketed, with analysts warning
View this article here. The pandemic has increased the gender pensions gap to almost £200,000, studies have shown, but there are steps women can take
View the discussion here. Josie Dent, Managing Economist at the Centre for Economics and Business Research, discusses the contrast in central banks’ policies and looks
Yesterday (September 30th) marked the final day of the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. First announced in March 2020 and set to end in May
View this article here. More than half a million older workers are at risk of losing their jobs after the furlough scheme comes to an
View this article here. Brits face paying more than £300 more for spiralling energy bills next year with poorer families set to be hit hardest,
View this article here. On Friday 24th September the 2021 Anglo Greek Symposium featured Cebr’s Deputy Chairman, Douglas McWilliams, speaking about the virtues of a
View this article here. Energy bills will rise by more than £300 over the next year, highlighting the scale of the impact the crisis will
Research from the CEBR shows the nation’s poorest families will take the biggest hit as the energy crisis bites View this article here. Britain’s mounting
On Sunday, Germans will vote for a new Bundestag which will subsequently elect a new Chancellor. After 16 years, it is undoubtedly the end of
View this article here. A new report exposes a significant risk that the UK’s small and micro businesses will miss out on an estimated £827
View this article here. The rise of flexible ways of working could help almost four million people previously “locked out” from work to enter or
View this article here. Household confidence dipped last month as fears about job security mounted and as the housing market lost momentum, according to a
View this article here. Openreach and First Minister for Wales, Mark Drakeford, today unveiled a brand new ‘National Learning Centre for Wales’ that will teach
View this article here. The number of people with jobs rebounded to pre-pandemic levels after the biggest jump in employment since 2014, new figures show.
View this article here. The number of people with jobs rebounded to pre-pandemic levels after the biggest jump in employment since 2014, new figures show.
View this article here. Despite the continuing weaknesses of our still fragile democracy, the Philippines is no longer known in international circles as the “sick
View this article here. In the CEBR report, Bangladesh ranks 40th among 193 nations this year and would ascend to 25th in 2034, a place
View this article here. Decisive policy action is needed by government to fix the gender pensions crisis, senior industry professionals have stated. Sean Christian, managing
View this article here. Vacancy numbers in the U.K. soared by 249,000 to more than one million for the first time since records began, amid
Douglas McWilliams View this article here. The debate about the funding of social care has reopened the arguments about the inequality of wealth distribution in
This week saw the announcement of the Government’s plans for long-awaited reform to the social care system, an issue that has plagued Prime Ministers for
View this article here. Alarming figures showed Britain’s post-Covid recovery grinding to a virtual halt in July just days after Boris Johnson unveiled plans for a
View this article here. The UK’s economic growth ground to a virtual halt in July amid the pingdemic, as economists and Tory MPs warned that
View this article here. A leading London-based think tank has warned the Taliban will be forced to seek cooperation with China to resuscitate the country’s
View this article here. Coastal and rural areas in Scotland have seen a significant decline in trading companies over the first 12 months of the
View this article here. The new report from L&G and the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) found that 47 percent of all over
View this article here. British factory output in August grew at the weakest rate for six months as supply chain challenges affect manufacturers’ recovery from the Covid-19
View this article here. Annual inflation across some of the world’s biggest economies increased to 4.2 per cent in July, driven by soaring energy and
View this article here. Scottish households are facing a £31 billion savings shortfall despite the stay-at-home boost caused by Covid-19 restrictions, a new report says.
We normally allocate the country reports for Cebr’s World Economic League Table in turn. I traditionally get the first country on the list which is
View this article here. A National Insurance hike will deal the UK’s recovery up to a £6.5 billion blow, risk thousands of jobs and worsen
View this article here. Consumers are currently facing a £371bn savings shortfall when it comes to feeling able to withstand a financial shock, according to
View this article here. The proportion of people aged over 50 in employment is set to hit 47 per cent by 2030 following a 36