Economic Climate

New data from the Higher Education Business and Community Interaction (HE-BCI) survey reveals a fall in university-business collaboration...

Social care providers across the UK are "sleepwalking over a cliff edge" according to Dr. Robert Kilgour, Founder and Exec Chair at...

Confidence about future profitability has dipped among financial services leaders, as over 60% are investing more of total revenues in...

As the UK and India hold their 13th Economic and Financial Dialogue (EFD) today, April 9th, amid a rapidly changing global economic and...

During his ‘Liberation Day’ announcement, Donald Trump revealed aggressive measures that will have consequences for trade on an...

Business confidence in March sustains high seen in previous month Business confidence among retail firms rises seven points to almost 10...

As SMEs across the UK navigate the end of the tax year and brace for an ‘awful April’ of rising bills, driven by fiscal changes such as...

Responding to the global tariffs announcement from US President Donald Trump, Hampshire Chamber’s Chief Executive and Executive Chairman...

New data from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) reveals that small firms’ confidence levels are in a rut amid a rising tide of...

Responding to the news that tariffs will be imposed on UK firms exporting to the US, Tina McKenzie, Policy Chair of the Federation of...

The Autumn Budget introduced significant changes to the Inheritance Tax (IHT) system, specifically affecting how Business Property Relief...

Demand for contractors across professional services is showing promising signs as employers increasingly turn to temporary experts to...

As the Chancellor prepares her Spring Statement amid ongoing concerns over the rate of inflation, a new survey) of SME decision makers...

Britain’s manufacturers have hit the buffers as a wave of increasing employment taxes and wider business costs bite hard, as well as...

London Gatwick is preparing to deliver new capacity and resilience by building a £140m extension to its mid-airfield pier (Pier 6). When...

Consumer card spending grew 1.0 per cent year-on-year in February – lower than January’s 1.9 per cent increase and less than the latest...

The University of Dundee has announced a wide-ranging set of proposals towards a recovery plan to address significant financial...

Business confidence increased 12 points to 49% in February, the highest level since August 2024, according to the latest Lloyds Business...

Scottish businesses are feeling the squeeze from rising energy costs, with nearly nine in ten (88%) saying it has impacted them – and 62%...

Sainsbury’s is set to revolutionise its logistics by transforming food waste into fuel for a number of its HGV trucks. From next month,...