Freight Transport Report: 2019
On 12 February the Government Office for Science released a report looking at the UK Freight Transport System. The objective of this study was to provide an evidence based review of the current landscape of the freight transport system in the UK and to provide some...
Two thirds of SME’s predict growth over the next three months
Hitachi Capital has revealed that two thirds (67%) of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are working on their growth plans in the next three months, compared with 61% this time last year. For these small businesses that are predicting significant growth, it is...
Bank of England raises interest rates to highest level since 2009
The Bank of England has raised the interest rates for only the second time in a decade. The increase was from 0.5% to 0.75%. The quarter of a percentage point rise sets the rate at its highest level since March 2009. The rise in the interest rate will no doubt...
SMEs ‘confident in regard to growth prospects’, survey finds
Wesleyan Bank carried out a survey that showed that UK SMEs are confident about their future growth prospects with almost two-thirds anticipating a growth of up to 40% over the next few years. The ‘SME Heroes or Zeros’ report explained that the survey was carried out...
