Natwest on track to exceed investment in women led businesses target: lending £1.5bn to date
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?????????>NatWest Group has announced today that it has now lent over £1.5bn to female-led businesses since 2021, and is on track to exceed its target to lend £2bn by the end of 2025.This is a faster pace than
Bank of England expects inflation to fall faster than previously predicted
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?????????>The Bank of England now anticipates that inflation will decline more rapidly than previously forecasted, dropping below the central bank’s 2 per cent target for a sustained period.This projection implies a need for interest rates to decrease at
Farage: I’m not getting a smart meter
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?????????>Nigel Farage has responded to the demands from the Chief Executive of British Gas that smart meters are mandatory in the UK saying he will never get one and said many people who do are ‘bullied into it’.Farage
Used car darling Cazoo on brink of insolvency
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?????????>Cazoo, the used-car business founded by Alex Chesterman, is facing the possibility of administration as it struggles to secure emergency funding to address its significant losses.The company has filed for protection from its creditors, seeking ten days of
UK economy exits recession with fastest pace of expansion in two years of 0.6%
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?????????>The UK economy has rebounded from a short-lived recession, posting a growth of 0.6% in the first quarter of 2024, marking its fastest pace of expansion in two years.This growth surpassed economists’ expectations of 0.4% and reversed the