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Games legacy for business
Progress report on the Regional Growth Fund
New business banking service for child maintenance to benefit 40,000 employers
UK and Singapore agree to increase financial services cooperation
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Fullerton Fund Management set to establish presence in the UK
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£250m boost taking Superfast Broadband further & faster
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£m boost taking Superfast Broadband further & faster
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New £40m investment by British Business Bank to support £450m of lending to smaller businesses
Rising activity & improved profitability in service sector – CBI
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High street sales rise again - CBI survey
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CBI Growth Indicator rises at fastest levels since records began
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The Skills Funding Agency moves to GOV.UK
HMRC launches international tax training programmes
Ofgem tears down barriers to competition to bear down as hard as possible on energy prices
Plan to grow Scotland’s seafood sector
Commission welcomes Court of Appeal ruling on post-employment victimisation
CIPD - Real progress on poor productivity and falling real wages requires urgent focus on demand side of the skills agenda and end to confused economic steers, says CIPD
Mobile Voice & Data Services National Procurement
Ofgem launches £400m offshore transmission Tender Round 3
Fall in sickness absence proves there is no such thing as a ‘sickie culture’
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TWF: Musculoskeletal disorders & mental health major causes of sickness absence
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Great Britain’s smart grid to revolutionise energy sector
Number of NEETS in England drops for all age groups between 16 to 24
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Action needed to tackle UK’s NEETs crisis
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Employers urged to take on trainees
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TWF: Positive NEET statistics disguise the real labour market challenges young people continue to face
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CBI responds to Deputy PM's speech on opportunities for young people
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Employment & Learning Committee Welcomes Joint Review into Careers Education)
TUC welcomes real-terms increase in the minimum wage
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Jobs recovery and rising work pressures have led to record levels of unpaid hours
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IEA: NMW increase will hit the most vulnerable the hardest
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CBI comments on LPC minimum wage recommendation
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Rigid workplace culture prevents women over 50 from furthering their careers
Ofgem approves Western Power Distribution's business plans for next price control
Red tape cut for 1,000 businesses as Primary Authority rollout continues
Business Start-Up Service passes milestone figures for job & business creation
First Minister launches Welsh caucus on Capitol Hill
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Wales must seize opportunities to extend global reach
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Entrepreneurs take part in new Business Wales marketing campaign
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First Minister in the USA to wave the flag for Wales
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RHI biomethane injection tariff to be reviewed