19/10/2017 SMEs can now access government-backed export finance directly from banks (UK) A new partnership between UK Export Finance (the national export credit agency) and 5 major high street banks has helped to open up global markets to smaller businesses

17/10/2017 Further steps to tackle the holiday sickness claims culture (UK) A call for evidence to help identify the full extent of the rise in false insurance claims brought by British holidaymakers for food poisoning has been launched by the

Could American protectionism be an opportunity for the UK? Since he came into office, President Trump has consistently threatened to withdraw the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and with negotiations looking troubled, that risk could

12/10/2017 ICO continues its crackdown on illegal marketing texts and emails (UK) A Bradford-based bank and a London marketing company are among the latest businesses to receive hefty fines from the Information Commissioner’s Office for distributing hundreds of thousands of

IMF says high earners should pay more tax The IMF has suggested that major economies should raise taxes on high earners. The Fund said many rich countries could take advantage of benign economic conditions to raise taxes in order to