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Yahoo Finance – Economic Turning Point? New American Express Survey Shows Signs of Renewed Optimism for 2021 As B2B Spending Rises
July 9, 2021

View this article here. As COVID-19 restrictions loosen, the new Global Business Spend Indicator by American Express shows that Canadian businesses are spending more While

Aircraft Interiors International – Heathrow: aviation can deliver a ‘trade bonanza’ for the UK
July 8, 2021

View this article here. New research highlights how the UK could undergo an economic pivot post-Brexit, with non-EU trade potentially increasing by 20% over the

Breaking Travel News – Aviation well placed to lead economic renaissance in UK
July 8, 2021

View this article here. New research highlights how the UK could undergo an economic pivot post-Brexit, with non-EU trade potentially increasing by 20 per cent

eTurbo News – How Aviation could be Cornerstone of the UK’s Global Britain ambitions
July 7, 2021

View this article here. New research highlights how the UK could undergo an economic pivot post-Brexit, with non-EU trade potentially increasing by 20% over the

Airport World – Aviation can supercharge the UK’s economy post-Brexit
July 7, 2021

View this article here. London Heathrow, desperate to speed up the return of safe international travel, today flagged up a new report by the Centre

DFNI Frontier – Heathrow launches quick-check trial for vaccinated travellers
July 7, 2021

View this article here. Heathrow Airport is running a trial with Virgin Atlantic to help vaccinated travellers pass through check-in quickly on arrival. The new scheme means that

On the Wight – Newport train line extension from Ryde: Business case submitted to Government
July 6, 2021

View this article here. A business case considering the re-opening of the railway between the existing Island Line and Newport has been submitted to the

Isle of Wight County Press – £67m Isle of Wight train plan sent to Department for Transport
July 6, 2021

View this article here. A business case considering the re-opening of the railway between Island Line and Newport has been submitted to the Department for Transport

Isle of Wight Radio – Newport Railway Extension: Feasibility Study Goes to Government
July 6, 2021

View this article here. A feasibility study looking at the re-opening of the railway between the existing Island Line and Newport has been submitted to

Honest News Reporter – Scarcity Economics Revives The Ghosts Of The UK’s 1970s
July 4, 2021

View this article here. The UK economy is taking off strongly after the acute covid crisis . However, this rapid recovery in activity can generate

Retail Times – UK seeks to stimulate economic and digital growth with investment
July 2, 2021

View this article here. According to research, if digital investment is maintained, GDP could be £74 billion higher by 2025, £127 billion higher by 2030, and

Reaction – Is the UK heading for 1970s-style shortages?
July 2, 2021

View this article here. Most readers will not remember the shortages of the early 1970s, specifically 1973 and 1974. My parents were furnishing a newly built

The Press and Journal – Douglas McWilliams: Shortages and inflation fears reminiscent of the 1970s
July 2, 2021

View this article here. Some readers will remember the shortages of the early 1970s, and specifically 1973 and 1974. My parents were furnishing a newly

The shortage economy – if shortages cause inflation to hit 10%, it might cost 4% of GDP to get it back down again
July 2, 2021

Most readers will not remember the shortages of the early 1970s and specifically 1973 and 1974. My parents were furnishing a newly built house overlooking

The Times – Nightclubs struggle to get back into the groove
June 28, 2021

View this article here. Suggest to the boss of Britain’s biggest nightclub operator that the drinking in his venues inevitably leads to snogging and he’ll

BBC – Covid: Cardiff city centre working ‘50% lower’ than pre-pandemic
June 28, 2021

View this article here. The number of people working in Cardiff city centre is 50% lower than before the pandemic, according to research. A study

Whether inflation becomes persistent will depend on the labour market
June 28, 2021

Inflation is back. US CPI inflation hit 5.0% this May, the highest reading in 13 years, while UK inflation soared above the Bank of England’s

Wales Online – Number of workers in Cardiff halved since Covid
June 27, 2021

View this article here. The number of people working in Cardiff city centre has halved compared to the time before the pandemic. That’s according to a

Retail Week – The £21bn opportunity: how digital investment can transform the retail sector
June 25, 2021

View this article here. Digital investment is the key for companies to boost their fortunes as we head out of the pandemic, says Mike Smith,

Business Live – Openreach rolls out £112m ultrafast full fibre broadband project in South West
June 24, 2021

View this article here. Another 280,000 South West homes and businesses are set to benefit from a £112m broadband boost in the region. A national

The Independent – Single parents bear the brunt of Covid debt as living standards slide
June 23, 2021

View this article here. Single parent households are facing disproportionate Covid debt as new data reveals they are three times more likely to have fallen

The Times – Digital dividends: how everyday tech could unlock billions for the UK
June 22, 2021

View this article here. Digital transformation is now at the top of the agenda for organisations across the UK, according to Virgin Media’s managing director

The Times – Labour shortage is forcing pay up but how long can it last?
June 22, 2021

View this article here. At £10 an hour for kitchen porters, £1,000 on the spot for chefs who sign up and £2,000 in referral bonuses

The Times – Cities starved of billions by staff working from home
June 21, 2021

View this article here. Britain’s biggest cities are losing hundreds of millions of pounds a month in spending because of remote working. Purchases in London,

London, Manchester, Glasgow, Newcastle and Cardiff set to see a total of £322 million a month lost in city centre spending as offices plan for hybrid working long-term
June 21, 2021

Cebr calculates that the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in a total of £11.9 billion of displaced city centre spending, as many workers swapped offices for

Daily Express – Stamp duty end date looms – will house prices drop in 2021?
June 15, 2021

View this article here. Stamp duty land tax means taxes owed on the first £500,000 of any property has been scrapped until the end of this

The Week – Freedom Day delay: ‘catastrophic’ for businesses on life support
June 14, 2021

View this article here. Forecasters have warned that the UK’s Covid-hit economy will suffer losses of £55m a day if Boris Johnson confirms that “Freedom

The Daily Mail – Boris Johnson will make appeal to the nation TODAY as he and senior ministers sign off four-week delay to freedom after being told it will keep THOUSANDS out of hospital amid surge in Delta cases
June 14, 2021

View this article here. Boris Johnson will today urge Britons to be patient as he announces that the relaxation of Covid restrictions will be pushed

The Guardian Business Live – FTSE 100 hits pandemic closing high, but travel and hospitality stocks drop – as it happened
June 14, 2021

View this article here. Eurozone factory production jumps as Europe emerges from recession Production at eurozone factories picked up speed in April as the region

Not quite as seismic as the Treasury spokesperson suggested…
June 14, 2021

The Treasury hailed the new G7 agreement for a minimum level of corporate tax announced on Saturday as ‘seismic’. I’m always a bit suspicious when

The Telegraph – Delay to Freedom Day to wipe billions off economy
June 12, 2021

View this article here. The economy will suffer a hit of £55m a day if Boris Johnson confirms plans for a four-week delay to the

Bloomberg – A U.K. Economic Rebound With London Lagging Is No Rebound at All
June 11, 2021

View this article here. At London’s Globe Theatre, past is surely prologue. The famous stage along the Thames, the third iteration of the thatched-roof arena

The Sun – Brits will blow whopping ­£3billion this weekend as Euro 2020 finally kicks off in 30C heatwave
June 11, 2021

View this article here. BRITS will unleash a ­£3billion spending frenzy this weekend as Euro 2020 kicks off in a 30C heatwave. Fans will down

The Times – Relaxing Covid lockdown rules gives boost to consumer confidence
June 7, 2021

View this article here. Easing lockdown restrictions has lifted consumer confidence to its highest level since before the EU referendum, a survey suggests. Household sentiment

The Times – Economy to be football’s big winner
June 7, 2021

View this article here. The European football championship is expected to give the economy a £143 million kicker as fans pour into pubs to watch

Research Live – GROWTH IN UK CONSUMER CONFIDENCE
June 7, 2021

View this article here. UK – Consumer confidence in the UK improved in May, according to the most recent analysis from YouGov and the Centre for Economics

Euro 2020 will unleash an estimated £143 million into the UK economy through spending in pubs, ticket sales and stadium snacks
June 7, 2021

So far this Spring, Brits have responded to their newly restored freedoms with gusto, unleashing a wave of spending in the process. Add to this

The Times – ‘Historic’ deal on global tax rate to tackle Big Tech
June 5, 2021

View this article here. Tax experts welcomed today’s agreement among G7 finance ministers for a global minimum corporate tax rate, but warned that the apparent

Daily Express – Classic car experts warn emissions concerns are a ‘widespread misconception’
June 4, 2021

View this article here. Experts at the Historic Classic and Vehicle Association (HCVA) have warned classic car emissions are a “widespread misconception”. Instead, the HCVA

The Times – Home loans boom gets second wind from stamp duty relief extension
June 3, 2021

View this article here. Mortgage lending fell from record highs in April, but the government’s decision to extend stamp duty relief is refueling the market,

The Irish News – Impact of cyber attacks a wake up call on level of threat
June 1, 2021

View this article here. The cost of cyber attacks on businesses across the UK is an eye-watering £34 billion annually, according to research by the

Travel Weekly – Heathrow opens dedicated ‘red list’ arrivals terminal
June 1, 2021

View this article here. A Heathrow spokeswoman said: “Red list routes will likely be a feature of UK travel for the foreseeable future as countries

LBC – Dedicated ‘red list’ arrivals terminal opens at Heathrow Airport
June 1, 2021

View the full article here. According to a recent report, the UK is set to miss out on billions of pounds of spending from passengers

Business Traveller – Heathrow renews calls to restore transatlantic routes
May 31, 2021

View this article here. Heathrow airport has once again called for the government’s “green list” to be extended later this week, stating that failure to

The boot on the other foot – how to cope with the UK’s growing shortage of labour
May 31, 2021

They may not think so but in recent years British employers have had a relatively easy life. The combination of Thatcherite labour market deregulation, globalisation,

Financial Times – The Hong Kong dilemma: ‘Either you shut up or you leave’
May 30, 2021

View this article here. The 58-year-old office manager travelled to London with her two sisters and their children. Yet Vera and her family are not

The Eurozone’s economic recovery is finally picking up the pace – and proponents of a fiscal union see a historic chance to take the next step
May 24, 2021

Based on the economic data releases and news of recent weeks one could be forgiven for thinking of the Eurozone economy as a basket case,

Sometimes our most useful forecasts are those that turn out wrong!
May 17, 2021

Reading some of the media in recent weeks we at Cebr have a sense of déjà vu. Some of the stories seem simply to show

Daily Mail – Britons will splurge £836million next week as indoor eating and drinking curbs are finally lifted… so what CAN you do from Monday?
May 15, 2021

View this article here. Britons will splash out an extra £836million next week as the nation toasts a return to indoor eating and drinking for

The Times – If Brexit was about taking back control, let’s ease immigration rules
May 12, 2021

View this article here. A very early official estimate of the UK population suggests it was 67.1 million in mid-2020, up by 300,000 on 2019,

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