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July 3 2009
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Business chiefs dispute claims of rise in credit to companies
Lenders claim they increased the availability of credit to companies in the three months to June and forecast a further rise, in a Bank of England survey published yesterday, but economists and business leaders are sceptical.
ITI energy could lose £4m on flagship battery project
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The Intermediary Technology Institutes scheme is involved in renewed controversy, with the programme set to incur hefty losses on a flagship battery project and facing a claim for unfair dismissal and victimisation from a former director.
Pubs boss ‘sees merit’ in plan for minimum prices
Rooney Anand, chief executive of pubs giant Greene King, yesterday admitted he had some sympathy for minimum alcohol pricing proposed by the Scottish Government as his business posted double-digit profit gains north of the border.
Shake-up of SEC vital in wake of Madoff scandal
Analysis:
The Obama administration needs to move quickly on a promised shake-up of the Securities and Exchange Commission after the US financial watchdog failed to spot the illegal activities of jailed fraudster Bernie Madoff.
US jobs data spooks markets
GLOBAL share markets plunged yesterday after US employers cut a larger-than-expected 467,000 jobs in June, driving the unemployment rate up to a 26-year high of 9.5%.
Johnston Carmichael ‘open to talks’ on mergers
The chief executive of the Johnston Carmichael accountancy firm said it would be “open to discussion” with potential merger partners in Glasgow as the company looks to maintain the growth achieved in the latest year.
Rate of decline in construction activity brings fresh worries
The pace of decline in UK construction activity accelerated again in June - a key survey showed yesterday - prompting another warning of the danger of a w-shaped recession.
Delays in planning decisions attacked
Scotland's planning authorities make the country's small firms wait much longer for a decision than rivals south of the border despite official pledges to speed up the system, sector champions claimed.
'Too soon to tell if quantitative easing has worked'
It is still too early to establish whether the Bank of England’s quantitative easing programme that has pumped billions of pounds into the flagging economy had worked, policymaker Timothy Besley said yesterday, writes Douglas Hamilton.
Photo-Me reveals loss and warns of passport challenges
Photo booth firm Photo-Me International yesterday posted a loss of more than £17.7m and warned of a potential sales hit from the launch of biometric passports in some countries.
Game’s shares hit as sales plunge 15%
Shares in computer software retailer Game fell as much as 17% yesterday after a sales slump left investors wondering if the previous resilient sector has finally been caught up in the consumer spending downturn.
ProStrakan pays £7.7m in tax row
Prostrakan has ended its legal wrangle with its 12.5% shareholder Aventis with a payment of €9.15m (£7.77m) to settle a tax dispute.
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Sentimentality and fickle fortune: global market’s wild mood swings
West acknowledges its markets are not independent of developing world
FSA plan to limit commission may fall on deaf ears
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New creamery on Mull of Kintyre is timely boost for the Scottish dairy industry
Phosphate and potash use still in decline
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