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One North East to support a local company

One North East agrees a grant to a local manufacturer, which is increasing its workforce to satisfy a rise in orders from overseas clients.According...

RBS Pakistan sold to MCB Bank for $87m

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc reached agreement in principle for the sale of its 99.37% holding in The Royal Bank of Scotland...

NESTA invests in Big Issue Fund to boost social enterprises

NESTA is contributing an investment of £1m to Big Issue Invest's £10 million Social Enterprise Investment Fund to create capital for growing UK-based social...

Capital for Enterprise Fund, second investment is Vamosa

After announcing an investment of £2m in Ke Tech, the Capital for Enterprise Fund was reported to inject a further £1m in Glasgow-based Vamosa,...

First investment for the Capital for Enterprise Fund

KeTech, a Bedford-based software company, has become the first investment done by the Capital for Enterprise Fund, the Government venture initiative launched in January...

HSBC acquires an Indonesian bank

HSBC has completed a mandatory tender offer for the remaining shares of PT Bank Ekonomi Raharja Tbk held by the general public.HSBC acquired 10.08%...

Unemployment soars to 2.43 million

The figures about the labour market released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on August 12th show that the crisis is hitting hard,...

BoE Inflation Report, credit conditions are likely to remain tight

There aren’t good news from the Bank of England’s Inflation Report.According to the BoE quarterly document, much of the world economy remained in recession,...

One North East to create new block for business in Durham

Regional Development Agency One North East is buying the former ice rink in Durham City Center to build a major new commercially-led development which...

Skymark Performance Films creates 40 jobs

After that a fire destroyed its factory, Skymark Performance Films is investing to expand its site on Mannerberg Way, Scunthorpe, and create around 30...

Opportunity to visit Vietnam for West Midlands companies

UK Trade & Investment’s Staffordshire international trade team is organising a visit to Vietnam to present the companies of the West Midlands region from...

Tata secures private sector loan for Jaguar Land Rover

The Government welcomed news that Tata has secured private sector funding for Jaguar Land Rover’s short term financial needs.The Indian owner of JLR told...

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