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Confederation of British Industry

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Type: Organization

Name: Confederation of British Industry

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

Ben Bernanke

European Markets Fall Ahead of Bernanke Testimony

European stocks opened lower as investors remain cautious ahead of US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's tesimony to Congress later in the day, to see whether he will reduce or roll back entirely the Fed's bond-buying scheme. Share article The Stoxx ... [Published International Business Times UK - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Ben Bernanke, Testimony, Retail Sales, Wall Street, Hong Kong

First reported 11 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 2 reports

Confidence on the up among manufacturers

Manufacturers are feeling optimistic and expect strong growth in the next three months, according to the Confederation of British Industry's (CBI) latest monthly Industrial Trends survey.Output was broadly flat over the three months to May, but the outlook ... [Published En the Web - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Stephen Gifford, Confederation of British Industry, Mechanical Engineering

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 1 reports

Capital Economics

U.K. Manufacturers Expect Strong Growth In Output: CBI

U.K. manufacturers expect strong output growth in the coming three months, according to the latest Industrial Trends survey conducted by the Confederation of British Industry.Some 33 percent of firms predict increases in output and only 15 percent forecast ... [Published RTTNews.com - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Stephen Gifford, Confederation of British Industry, Capital Economics, Order Book

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 reports

George Osborne

Chancellor tells business leaders 'now is not time to lose nerve'

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has told an audience of business leaders that the Government's economic plan is working and now is not the time to change approach.Speaking to an audience of senior business leaders and politicians at the Confederation ... [Published Investor Today - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Confederation of British Industry, George Osborne, Taxes, G20

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 reports

Manufacturing

U.K. CBI Manufacturing Index Increased Less Than Forecast in May

A U.K. factory index rose less than economists forecast this month, according to a report from the Confederation of British Industry.A gauge of orders increased to minus 20 from minus 25 in April, which was the lowest reading since October 2010, the London-based ... [Published BusinessWeek - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Index, Manufacturing, Stephen Gifford, Scott Hamilton

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 reports

Confederation of British Industry

UK: CBI Industrial Trends Survey – Orders rises to -20 in May

FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - The UK CBI Industrial Trends Survey – Orders climbed to -20 in May, from -25 registered the previous month, according to data released today by the Confederation of British Industry. Analysts expected slightly more growth to ... [Published FXstreet.com - 13 hours ago]

Entities: United Kingdom, Confederation of British Industry, Barcelona

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 1 reports

CBI predicts growth to hit 2% in 2014

The Confederation of British Industry is expecting the UK economy to continue to grow this year and expand by 2 per cent in 2014, according to its latest economic forecast.GDP growth is expected to be 1 per cent in 2013, with a gradual increase at a quarterly ... [Published Mortgage Strategy - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Stephen Gifford, Confederation of British Industry, United Kingdom

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

Biting criticism

Companies such as Apple and Google are renowned for their ground-breaking technological innovations. They have also put a great deal of effort into reducing the amount of tax they pay on the mountains of cash those innovations produce. Their tactics ... [Published Schumpeter - The Economist - May 21 2013]

Entities: Apple Inc, Taxes, Ireland, Tim Cook

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 4 reports

David Cameron asks UK biz to pay their low, low taxes

Oi, Dave, less of this 'political point-scoring'UK Prime Minister David Cameron has told a quarterly meeting of the government's business advisory group that in return for lower taxes, companies should really pay the tax they do owe, while business leaders ... [Published The Register - May 21 2013]

Entities: Taxes, David Cameron, HM Revenue & Customs

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

New research shows fewer women making it to the boardroom

The number of women who are being appointed to FTSE100 boards has slowed significantly this year, new findings have revealed.A study published by The Professional Boards Forum BoardWatch showed that the number of women appointed to FTSE100 boards has ... [Published Chartered Management Institute - May 21 2013]

Entities: FTSE 100, Roger Carr, Confederation of British Industry

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 4 reports

United Kingdom: ‘British business: We need to stay in the EU’

A group of UK business leaders have signed a letter to The Independent accusing Eurosceptic politicians of putting “politics before economics” in calling for Britain to withdraw from the EU.The signatories, including airline and music tycoon Richard Branson, ... [Published Presseurop - May 20 2013]

Entities: United Kingdom, European Union, Anti-European, Confederation of British Industry

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 2 reports

Business owners “should consider alternative forms of finance”

Business owners need to consider alternative forms of finance, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).The organisation has launched an alternative finance guide, Ripe for the Picking, and said that high-growth medium-sized businesses ... [Published En the Web - May 20 2013]

Entities: Katja Hall, Confederation of British Industry, Vince Cable

Quotes

Stephen Gifford, CBI director of economics, said, "Manufacturers remain optimistic that demand will pick up in the next three months, despite a recent history of disappointed expectations."

Confidence on the up among manufacturers [Published En the Web - 6 hours ago]

They said the case for additional stimulus was more compelling. "Further asset purchases now would facilitate an earlier normalization of the monetary stance when that became appropriate" the minutes showed

European Markets Climbed Following Bernanke Comments [Published RTTNews.com - 6 hours ago]

...And the Bank of England last week revised up its 2013 growth forecasts to 1.2 per cent. But the IMF said yesterday that the UK is "still a long way from a strong and sustainable recovery"

Time for Plan B? IMF tells George Osborne to ease pace of spending cuts [Published The Independent - 8 hours ago]

"The fact that we don't know what approach Carney will take is an uncertainty" said Richard Driver, analyst at Caxton FX, who expected sterling to fall to $1.50 within the next fortnight and advised selling any rallies

Sterling falls as weak UK retail sales highlight QE risk [Published London South East - 9 hours ago]

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Confidence on the up among manufacturers [Published En the Web - 6 hours ago]
European Markets Climbed Following Bernanke Com... [Published RTTNews.com - 6 hours ago]
Time for Plan B? IMF tells George Osborne to ea... [Published The Independent - 8 hours ago]
Sterling falls as weak UK retail sales highligh... [Published London South East - 9 hours ago]
U.K. Manufacturers Expect Strong Growth In Outp... [Published RTTNews.com - 10 hours ago]
U.K. Retail Sales Drop as King Keeps Up Stimulu... [Published La Repubblica - 11 hours ago]
UK factory orders rise less than forecast, CBI ... [Published BullBearings - 11 hours ago]
Chancellor tells business leaders 'now is not t... [Published Investor Today - 12 hours ago]
U.K. CBI Manufacturing Index Increased Less Tha... [Published BusinessWeek - 12 hours ago]
UK factory orders improve slightly in May - CBI [Published London South East - 13 hours ago]
UK: CBI Industrial Trends Survey – Orders rises... [Published FXstreet.com - 13 hours ago]
European Markets Await UK Data Releases, US Mon... [Published 4 Traders - 13 hours ago]
European Markets Fall Ahead of Bernanke Testimony [Published International Business Times UK - 16 hours ago]
CBI predicts growth to hit 2% in 2014 [Published Mortgage Strategy - 17 hours ago]
Passion for fashion and business flair [Published Oldham Chronicle - May 21 2013]
CBI demonstrates alternative sources of finance... [Published Commercial Finance Group - May 21 2013]
Tax-News.com: CBI President Calls For Internati... [Published Tax-News.com - May 21 2013]
David Cameron asks UK biz to pay their low, low... [Published The Register - May 21 2013]
New research shows fewer women making it to the... [Published Chartered Management Institute - May 21 2013]
Another Good Reason To Hold BAE Systems Plc [Published Yahoo! UK and Ireland - May 21 2013]
Promoting STEM Education, Foolishly [Published In the Pipeline - May 21 2013]
Politicians urged to avoid ‘moral debate’ on tax [Published Haines Watts - May 21 2013]
Biting criticism [Published Schumpeter - The Economist - May 21 2013]
Biting criticism [Published The Economist - May 21 2013]
CBI chief warns Cameron over tax avoidance rhet... [Published FXstreet.com - May 21 2013]
CBI chief warns Cameron over tax avoidance rhet... [Published Great China Brokerage Ltd - May 21 2013]
Google faces new pressure over tax claims [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 21 2013]
Businesses insist on EU membership [Published The Gulf Today - May 20 2013]
Tax row could cost UK jobs, minister warns [Published Irish Times - May 20 2013]
Multinational CEOs tell David Cameron to rein i... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 20 2013]

Blogs

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Promoting STEM Education, Foolishly [Published In the Pipeline - May 21 2013] Here's a man who says what he thinks about getting students into STEM careers: The United States spent more than US$3 billion last year across 209 federal programmes intended to lure young people into careers in science, technology, engineering ...
Biting criticism [Published Schumpeter - The Economist - May 21 2013] Companies such as Apple and Google are renowned for their ground-breaking technological innovations. They have also put a great deal of effort into reducing the amount of tax they pay on the mountains of cash those innovations produce. Their tactics ...
Honeyball’s Weekly Round-Up [Published THE HONEYBALL BUZZ - May 20 2013] The BBC’s Europe editor, Gavin Hewitt, wrote, over the weekend, of David Cameron’s predicament if he were to win the 2015 election, when he will attempt to renegotiate the terms of the UK’s membership with the EU. “It will be”, writes Hewett, “a long, ...
One tax law for us and another for Amazon [Published Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - May 19 2013] Britain's reluctance to pursue multinationals risks turning us into another Italy On the edge of Rugeley stands Amazon's largest distribution centre in Britain. Life for the workers who trudge around the 800,000 sq ft warehouse is not as bad as it ...
Policy: Helping developing countries' economies... [Published Inside government - Department for Internationa ... - May 14 2013] Updated: Added a supporting page on debt relief for developing countries. Issue Economic growth is the most important means of raising people’s incomes and reducing poverty in the developing world – it creates jobs and opportunities for poor people to ...

Audio/Video

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AUDIO: UK Economy 'signs of organic growth' [Published BBC News Video - Business - May 13 2013]