Dec 15, 2020 | Current Affairs
The number of people in payrolled employment has decreased by 819,000 since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, recent figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show.The ONS revealed that in the three months to October 2020, unemployment rates were...
Dec 14, 2020 | Current Affairs
Firms have said they face ongoing uncertainty in the coming weeks as Brexit negotiations continue “past the 11th hour”.The UK and EU agreed to continue post-Brexit negotiations after Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen discussed “major...
Dec 11, 2020 | Current Affairs
UK Export Finance (UKEF) has launched a new scheme which aims to free up funds for exporting SMEs to cover the costs of international trade.The scheme allows UKEF, the UK’s export credit agency, to provide a partial guarantee to lenders of up 80% of credit risk on...
Dec 10, 2020 | Current Affairs
The UK economy slowed in October as tighter lockdown restrictions took hold, following a resurgence of COVID-19 cases and subsequent restrictions. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that UK GDP grew by just 0.4% in October, the sixth...
Dec 9, 2020 | Current Affairs
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) says UK firms are being left with unanswered questions less than a month before the Brexit transition period ends.The organisation found that firms still have ‘insufficient’ information about 24 critical areas, not allowing them...
