A report has been released by Leaseurope, the trade association representing the European leasing and automotive rental industries in conjunction with expert economic consultancy Oxford Economics. Based on a survey held in July 2011, the report analyses the use of...
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) on Tuesday 29th November published an updated UK economy forecast. The Chancellor, George Osborne, later that afternoon responded to the forecast inside the House of Commons. Osborne re-iterated that the forecast did not...
An article in the Financial Times was released recently which revealed that banks had approved fewer mortgages in September than in August, and also reduced the lending to businesses. The article claims that during the recession lending to small companies and...
With the banks continued reluctance to lend, despite what seems any amount of government help, companies in all sectors are going to have to start taking a lateral look at their funding. Often companies completely overlook the benefits of equipment leasing that will...
The global economy is on the verge of a new and deeper jobs recession that may ignite social unrest, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has warned. It will take at least five years for employment in advanced economies to return to pre-crisis levels, it said....
The number of UK SMEs who expect the majority of their turnover to come from international trade is set to more than double (from 5% to 12%) by 2021. According to new research from HSBC these international growth aspirations are motivating UK businesses to re-shape...
