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Bank of Family saves young parents £38bn per year in childcare costs
January 11, 2024

In the last year, almost half (42%) of parents and grandparents aged 55 and over have assisted younger family members with childcare. Those who have

Scotland’s Entrepreneurial Spirit Drives Growth and Revenue
December 4, 2023

Scotland stands out as the most entrepreneurial of the UK’s devolved nations, with a high number of well-established entrepreneurs. According to research from YFM Equity

Despite continued economic volatility, global financial inclusion improved according to the Global Financial Inclusion Index from Principal
October 5, 2023

DES MOINES, Iowa — Singapore is the world’s most financially inclusive market across 42 analyzed, alongside Hong Kong, Switzerland, the United States, and Sweden, according

The Construction Index – ISG proposes new approach to valuation
February 1, 2023

Construction contractor ISG has commissioned economists to come up with a new way to value property that includes their ethical worth. ISG commissioned economics consultant

ISG – Sustainable Buildings Monitor: Redefining Value
February 1, 2023

Why should we establish a new, purpose-driven framework to measure the true value of property? After three years of radical global change, our lives are

Legal & General – Homeowners continue to use equity release to support loved ones
January 27, 2023

Legal & General Home Finance customers continue to use property wealth to provide financial support for families and to invest in their homes. The desire

Legal and General – Inflation sets Christmas spending power back a decade as consumers pay more for less
December 20, 2022

Research conducted by Legal & General, in partnership with The Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr), has today revealed that UK households will spend

MalayMail – Callsign Value of Digital Trust Index Report reveals first ever economic value to building digital trust of US$3,000 GDP per capita
August 16, 2022

The findings are revealed in The Digital Trust Index: The value of digital trust Report, which is seminal research, conducted by Callsign, the digital trust pioneer, and the

Macau Business – Callsign Value of Digital Trust Index Report reveals first ever economic value to building digital trust of US$3,000 GDP per capita
August 16, 2022

The findings are revealed in The Digital Trust Index: The value of digital trust Report, which is seminal research, conducted by Callsign, the digital trust pioneer, and the

YouGov – Consumer confidence dips for the sixth month in a row
June 21, 2022

New analysis from YouGov and the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) reveals that household finance measures saw a slight recovery in May 2022

Yorkshire Building Society – Inflation Nation
May 18, 2022

Download the full report here Cebr was commissioned by Yorkshire Building Society to examine the current financial resilience of households across the UK. With the

Sidetrade reveals B2B global payment trends from its unique Data Lake with an industry-first predictive payment intelligence map of 20.7 million companies worldwide
May 4, 2022

Data aggregated and anonymized from over 593 million B2B transactions worth $4.6 trillion, from 20.7 million buying companies worldwide Global payment trends over the last

YouGov – Household finance measures in freefall as consumer confidence declines for the second month in a row
April 8, 2022

Consumer confidence deteriorates by 2.7 points   Short-term (-8.8) and forward-looking (-10.6) household finance measures crater again  Retrospective business activity measures see a three-point decline (-3.1)  

Financial wellbeing and productivity in the workplace
March 24, 2022

Download the full report here Cebr has been commissioned by Aegon to conduct a review into financial wellbeing in the UK workforce. This report updates

YouGov – Consumer confidence falls as household finance measures take a historic nosedive
March 9, 2022

Consumer confidence dips by -2.4 points in February 2022 Household finance measures for the previous month (-9.2) and the year ahead (-19.3) see the worst

Turnaround towns
September 25, 2020

Northern towns on track to turnaround half a decade of underperformance with signs of local town-led recovery as people work where they live Download the

UK ‘Isolation Economy’ snapshot: £12.9bn annual rise in core “at home spending” says Legal & General
May 12, 2020

Spending on “Isolation Economy” categories of groceries, alcohol, entertainment and hobbies & crafts running at £247 million per week during lockdown, equivalent to an annual

Coronavirus emergency pushes more than half a million UK businesses to the brink of insolvency
May 6, 2020

Notes to editors:   – The Opinium-Cebr Business Distress Tracker checks the pulse of the UK business community on a fortnightly basis, as firms across

Exports passing through Heathrow make up 40% of UK goods exports – New Report
February 27, 2020

New research has found that Heathrow is the UK’s biggest port with over double the trade value of the UK’s second-largest port by value, Southampton.

Teachers want more computers for students
January 29, 2020

The number one tech priority for UK teachers is more computers for students in a CEBR report surveying 2,000 teachers and commissioned by Lenovo.  

A World at Risk – Closing the Insurance Gap
October 22, 2018

A Lloyd’s Risk Report   A world at risk, Lloyd’s second underinsurance report, produced with CEBR, shows there is global underinsurance of $162.5bn in 2018.

FSB Voice of Small Business Index
May 1, 2018

After declining for three consecutive quarters, and indeed falling into negative territory in the final quarter of 2017, small business confidence has rebounded in Q1

Octopus High Growth Small Businesses Report 2018
May 1, 2018

Rebalancing the economy: Unlocking the potential of the fastest growing smaller companies in the UK.   This is the third Octopus High Growth Small Business

London Loves Business – Going for growth: SME numbers soar in office admin and business support sector
November 9, 2017

The number of small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) in the office administration and business sector has grown by 76 per cent in the past

The Sustainable Cities Mobility Index produced by Cebr and Arcadis
October 31, 2017

The huge contribution that well-functioning, fully integrated transport networks have in boosting the competitiveness of our cities and regions has long been underappreciated. Yet spending

The UK Powerhouse report produced by Cebr and Irwin Mitchell
October 24, 2017

Milton Keynes marks 50th anniversary with fastest growing economy accolade   – ‘Northern Powerhouse’ and ‘Midlands Engine’ Cities Miss Out On Top 10    

Unprepared IFAs could miss out on the ‘Inheritance Economy’ as nearly £1 trillion set to pass to the next generation in the next 10 years
May 10, 2017

Wealth transfer set to rise by 66% from £69 billion in 2017 to £115 billion in 2027 Nearly £1 trillion expected pass to the next

CII calls for defined transitional arrangements as economic confidence plummets across insurance profession
January 17, 2017

Economic confidence across the insurance profession falls to its lowest level since 2011 Nearly half (48%) of those working in insurance expect the economy to

Thousands of jobs could be put at risk unless additional funding is found for the social care sector
December 3, 2016

As many as 30,000 jobs in the learning disability sector could be at risk in the next four years, warns newly published research by the

Global Built Asset Performance Index 2016
November 28, 2016

– Estimated 40% of global GDP will come from built environment in 2016 compared to 39% in 2014 – an increase of US$3trillion over the

Baby Boomers key to solving the UK’s savings crisis
November 2, 2016

  Report produced with Brewin Dolphin; incorporates a substantial 11,000-person, nationally representative survey Problem: Staggering findings on the scale of the UK’s pensions and savings

Not just another brick in the wall
October 13, 2016

Research by Barclays Mortgages and the Cebr has found that the cost of a single brick, when calculated from the average price and size of

High Growth Small Business Urban Hub League Table
March 14, 2016

Research published today reveals the best places in the UK to drive economic growth as some of the fastest growing smaller companies prove that they can

One in four UK workers now employed in a global role
November 10, 2015

The globalised workforce: Productivity increase associated with a more global career is estimated to contribute £9.4 billion (0.6%) to the UK GVA

Great Britain’s “last time buyer” market worth £820 billion
June 1, 2015

A new research study released today has quantified the size of Great Britain’s “Last Time Buyer” (LTB) market for the first time. The study found

Wealth among the over 50s
January 12, 2015

A Saga report shows that the nation’s over 50s hold a larger proportion of the UK’s assets than they did at the start of the financial crisis.

Mortgage affordability
January 5, 2015

Half of homeowners with variable rate mortgages aren’t aware that their repayments could rise next year

UK Local Innovation Index
November 24, 2014

Index reveals the extraordinary dynamism and creativity of the nation’s businesses in local areas.

Cost of small business employment
October 30, 2014

A brand new index which estimates the employment-related costs facing the typical small business in the UK.

Growing pains for UK SMEs
September 23, 2014

Cebr research for RSA highlights rapid growth in micro-businesses

UK companies to boost headcounts
August 12, 2014

Hiring intentions among UK businesses rose strongly in July to surpass their pre-crisis figure

Middle East must cut oil dependence
May 20, 2014

GCC economies must invest in export industries to reduce dependence on commodities

Global Built Asset Performance Index
May 7, 2014

Cebr report for ARCADIS reveals that built assets worldwide generate 40% of global GDP

Benefits of mobile payments
March 24, 2014

Mobile payments could have saved retailers £463m in lowered transaction costs in 2013

Slowdown in Singapore
March 18, 2014

Singapore living standards cannot continue improving at same rate

Population pressures in Middle East
March 14, 2014

Rising populations mean Middle East must grow to sustain living standards

Rebalancing of consumer confidence
February 26, 2014

YouGov/Cebr HEAT index

FTSE 350 pay reaches 18 month high
February 20, 2014

The latest VocaLink Take Home Pay Index shows wage growth for FTSE 350 employees at its highest level for 18 months

Wage growth slows despite recovery
November 19, 2013

Take home pay growth slows in three months to October

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