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• Showmen’s Guild plays vital role for travelling fairs | Letters

  25-12-2016 18:15
  
  The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) seems to be on another planet in its allegations against the Showmen’s Guild of Great Britain (Watchdog: unfair trade body could be stifling competition, 22 December). Its provisional findings would appear to have been reached without any serious consideration of the history of fairs in this country and the environment in which travelling showmen operate. How many fairs did they actually visit during their deliberations – or were they all c
  
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• What is productivity and why is the UK's so poor?

  25-12-2016 15:17
  
  Productivity has barely grown in the UK since the financial crisis, and now lags 35% behind Germany and 30% behind the USThe shortfall in productivity compared with other developed economies has long been Britain’s economic achilles heel. It is a problem that Conservative and Labour chancellors have been grappling with for decades.Productivity is a guide to how good a country is at delivering the goods and services that are bought and sold. Technically, it is the rate of output per unit of
  
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• John Lewis boss: higher minimum wage should boost productivity

  25-12-2016 15:17
  
  Sir Charlie Mayfield says national living wage may encourage more automation, spurring economic growthThe boss of John Lewis and Waitrose has said the introduction of the “national living wage” could already be boosting productivity in Britain, despite criticism of the policy by senior retail figures.Sir Charlie Mayfield, chairman of the John Lewis Partnership and a government adviser on productivity, told the Guardian that the national living wage could be a “spur to productiv
  
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• Sugary drink taxes could be threatened by Trump administration, experts say

  25-12-2016 14:30
  
  Trump’s team, which includes head of biggest soda lobby, and a Republican Congress could side with beverage industry and undo progress, advocates warnTaxes on sugary drinks had a banner year in the US, with six new laws passed across the US. But advocates for the preventive health measures are warning that the Trump administration could threaten or even reverse momentum. “I think there is going to be some battles to be fought to maintain ground and not lose ground,” said David
  
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• Will gold prices rise in 2017? World's safest investment could have bumpy ride next year

  25-12-2016 11:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  GOLD prices could have a bumpy ride in 2017 amid a strong dollar and ongoing political risks, according to experts.
  
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• Dozens of UK banks and financial firms 'looking at moving to Ireland' - The Guardian

  25-12-2016 10:00
  
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  Dozens of UK banks and financial firms 'looking at moving to Ireland'
  The Guardian
  Dublin. Martin Shanahan said Ireland could benefit from uncertainty over Brexit and Trump's election win. Photograph: Marco Cristofori/Getty Images. Henry McDonald Ireland correspondent. Sunday 25 December 2016 04.00 EST Last modified on Sunday 25 ...en meer »
  
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• Dozens of UK banks and financial firms 'looking at moving to Ireland'

  25-12-2016 10:00
  
  Head of agency tasked with attracting foreign investment to Ireland says City corporations are interested in relocatingBanks and financial institutions make up the overwhelming majority of more than 100 companies inquiring about relocating to Ireland after Brexit, the head of the agency tasked with bringing foreign investment into the republic has confirmed.Martin Shanahan, the chief executive of the Industrial Development Agency (IDA), said many of the corporations looking to move were based in
  
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• Delta State Govt. Paid Ibori N250m In UK Prison - FINANCIAL WATCH (press release) (blog)

  25-12-2016 08:10
  
  FINANCIAL WATCH (press release) (blog)
  Delta State Govt. Paid Ibori N250m In UK Prison
  FINANCIAL WATCH (press release) (blog)
  The Delta State Government paid former Governor James Ibori N250m while he was in jail in the United Kingdom between 2012 and 2016,an investigation has revealed. It will be recalled that Ibori was convicted on February 27 2012, after pleading guilty to ...en meer »
  
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