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The UK government will set up a business bank with £1bn of public money, Business Secretary Vince Cable announced today. The government hopes that this funding will be matched

Proposals to limit compensation for unfair dismissal and to encourage settlement agreements to end employment relationships have been put forward by the UK government today. Business Secretary Vince Cable

British businesses value free trade with other countries across Europe but are unsure about the value of deeper integration in the European Union, according to a new survey

Fuel tanker drivers in the UK could still go on strike, after Unite union representatives rejected proposals on resolving the ongoing dispute with six fuel distribution firms, reports

The UK saw a widening deficit on the trade in goods and services in February 2012, according to a new report released today by the Office for National

Another sign has emerged that the UK housing market is springing back to life, with the release yesterday of a new report by the Royal Institution of Chartered

British firms paid out higher dividends last year, according to a new analysis released today by stockbroker Shore Capital. The report includes 191 of the largest companies quoted on

The IR35 Forum has revealed that a new business test as well as six risk scenarios will be published in April by HM Revenue &

West Midland business leaders expressed relief at today’s announcement by the Office for National Statistics that inflation figures have dropped from 4.2 per cent in December to 3.6