UK Business News

UK Finance Minister George Osborne is set to make a speech today in the House of Commons outlining the UK coalition governments’ recommendation to ring-fence banks’ retail divisions.
Though this is the main business news today, this idea was first muted back in April when the Independent Commission on Banking (ICB), which was set up in [...]

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Do you have a credit card in your possession? Have you ever made a purchase online or do you plan to do so in the future? Chances are that you’ve answered yes to one or both of these questions. With that in mind, it’s a good idea to consider some tips for staying secure when [...]

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Lloyds TSB business banking customers can expect many things from their bank when opting for a small business account and many of these may go beyond what they might otherwise expect. Setting up a new project can be tricky and for this reason the bank offers a wide range of tools and guidance to help [...]

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In a week when the state owned bank Lloyds announced along with other European banks that it had returned to making a profit, the financial crisis for most of us remains a long way from being resolved.
Restrictions put in place by the financial institutions to make the business of borrowing money may have been eased [...]

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One of the most fiercely debated issues in UK politics over the years has been whether the UK should have joined the Euro-zone when it had the chance to, or indeed should we ever join.
With the current exchange rate it would be worth arguing the case for joining now, but that would only serve to [...]

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