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Malaysia is the 20th most financially inclusive market out of 42 markets, according to the inaugural 2022 Global Financial Inclusion Index from Principal Financial Group.

Commentators have always relied heavily on analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) in the run-up to a Budget, or other “fiscal event”. The

According to our nationwide analysis of financial wellbeing, conducted in conjunction with the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR), those living in the South

Singapore is the world’s most financially inclusive market, alongside the U.S., Nordic Europe, and Hong Kong, according to the inaugural Global Financial Inclusion Index (Index) sponsored by Principal

The UK has ranked among the lowest for a number of financial inclusion factors, suggesting a pensions crisis could be looming, according to new data.

The global accounting, audit, and advisory network, present in Scotland via accountancy firm Johnston Carmichael, which joined in in 2021, commissioned the Centre of Economics and Business Research

Since at least November of last year, Cebr has stressed that 2023 would be a challenging year for the UK housing market. We currently expect

Falls across every metric drag consumer confidence index into negative territory for the first time since summer 2020   Both household finance measures decline, with

UK consumer confidence slipped into negative territory for the first time since the pandemic lockdown in the middle of 2020, with homeowners more concerned the

UK consumer confidence slipped into negative territory for the first time since the pandemic lockdown in the middle of 2020, with homeowners more concerned the

One in 12 tenants has had their rent reduced to help them beat the cost-of-living crisis. Buy-to-let investors are haemorrhaging rental income as soaring inflation and rocketing

Households could save thousands by remortgaging now and paying an early repayment charge. The rate at which interest rates are rising means that waiting until

YouGov and the Centre for Economics and Business Research said with UK energy bills set to continue increasing and inflation rising all over the world, the overall

Confidence among UK consumers has fallen into negative territory for the first time since June 2020, according to a survey. The Consumer Confidence Index from YouGov and the Centre

The Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) from YouGov and the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) measures how optimistic people are feeling about the state

Confidence among UK consumers has fallen into negative territory for the first time since June 2020, according to a survey. The Consumer Confidence Index from YouGov and

Confidence among UK consumers has fallen into negative territory for the first time since June 2020, according to a survey. The Consumer Confidence Index from

Not so long ago, the share prices of the UK’s leading housebuilders were what brokers and investment banks would describe as a strong buy, maybe

Barry Coidan has the same burning question that many millions of households are confronting this year: how can he protect his hard-earned savings from rampant double-digit inflation?

Even with Prime Minister Liz Truss’s freeze on energy costs, bills will still be very high – on average 64pc more than last winter. So far

Families and higher earners will make the biggest savings under the new Prime Minister’s low-tax promises and freeze on energy bills. However, experts have warned that

As announced by the new Prime Minister Liz Truss this lunchtime, the energy price cap in the UK is set to be frozen at £2,500

Cambridge Biomedical Campus had an £2.2billion economic impact on the UK economy last year, a new report marking its 60th anniversary has found. Laying bare

One of the first things that Liz Truss did when she took up her role as prime minister this week was announce a freeze on

The Euro slid to a twenty-year low against the US dollar on Monday, trading at below 99 US cents. It comes off the back of

The UK upgrade to its payments infrastructure is expected to add more than £3bn to GDP by 2026, but the potential of real-time payments is

Last Friday, Jerome Powell delivered some hard truths at the economic policy symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. At Cebr, we have been musing for a

Cambridge Biomedical Campus, which celebrates its 60th anniversary this autumn, has proved an economic powerhouse for the Cluster and UK economies as well as providing

Landlords will lose thousands of pounds in rent as the cost of living crisis pushes the number of households falling into arrears to an 11-year high –

A new economic impact report details the financial contributions of the Cambridge Biomedical Campus (CBC), which celebrates its 60th anniversary this autumn. The independent report

The country’s payments infrastructure is currently archaic – but an upgrade could add 0.11% of the UK’s formal GDP. Upgrading the UK payments infrastructure and

Imposing a new architecture on the UK’s ageing payments infrastructure in conjunction with the wider adoption of real-time payments could boost the country’s economy by

Upgrading the UK’s ageing payments infrastructure and increasing real-time payments adoption are forecast to boost the UK economy by $3.8 billion – 0.11% of formal

Two thirds of homes in England and Wales face significantly higher energy bills because they are poorly insulated, new research has shown. Properties with an

Cebr is sad to announce the death of its first Chairman, Sir Francis McWilliams GBE at the age of 96. He chaired the company from

The average household will pay £37.41 more for food each month by December next year, a rise of about 12 per cent, because of the

In all the talk of the cost of living crisis, Notting Hill Carnival likely didn’t factor in much. But after a two-year hiatus, the festival

UK consumers are struggling to cope with the worsening cost-of-living crisis. On Friday morning, Ofgem published the new energy price cap which sees the average

Since Boris Johnson resigned on 7th July, two candidates for leadership of the Conservative Party, and consequently for the post of Prime Minister, have emerged:

Britain is currently going through a punishing cost-of-living crisis that has dominated debate among both politicians and the public. The root cause is inflation, which

The Office for National Statistics have recorded one of the biggest monthly drops in house price growth since records began between May and June. Annual

Waking up in Britain these days often means waking up to bad news. This morning, it was that inflation has hit another forty-year high, with

The property market has cooled faster than in the height of the financial crisis as buyers contend with soaring interest rates and rampant inflation. House price growth slowed

Cash savers are seeing their wealth eroded by almost £150 a month as inflation climbs further ahead of interest rates.  Savings rates lag way behind

The financial market is undergoing another period of substantial change by way of the cost-of-living crisis. This comes with the market still reeling from the

The United Kingdom has unveiled a new maritime security strategy that is designed to respond to emerging risks that threaten the future of the industry.

Tory leadership front runner Liz Truss is planning to raise public sector ‘efficiency’. And certainly the Twittersphere is full of examples where the public sector

Pension saving can be a challenge, and many are staring down at a limited retirement due to not having enough funds to get them by.

The UK’s housing market has gone from strength to strength over the last two years, but this could all be set to change as the

Optimum utilisation of resources while maintaining the growth momentum in the economy is a conundrum that every responsible country is experiencing. Especially as the climate