Economy

Construction Economy 

LONDON WAS BRITAIN’S CONSTRUCTION POWERHOUSE — NOW BUILDING MATERIAL SALES ARE FALLING FASTEST IN THE UK

August 19, 2026 NewsDesk BMBI, BMF, builders merchants, Builders Merchants Building Index, Builders Merchants Federation, building industry, building materials, building supplies, construction businesses, construction downturn, Construction Industry, construction market, construction sales, construction sector, economic confidence, economic slowdown, John Newcomb, London business, London construction, London economy, London property, property development, SMEs, UK construction, UK Economy

LONDON CONSTRUCTION SLUMP DEEPENS AS BUILDING MATERIAL SALES SUFFER UK’S SHARPEST FALL London’s building materials market has fallen to the

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Economy News 

LONDON DEFIES UK BUSINESS DECLINE WITH STRONGEST PRIVATE SECTOR GROWTH

July 17, 2026 NewsDesk Business Activity Index, business confidence, Business confidence London, business investment, business resilience, Commercial growth, Commercial sector, economic growth, Economic Outlook, Economic outlook UK, employment, Employment London, Inflation, Inflation UK, London business growth, London Business Journal, London businesses, London commercial sector, London companies, London economy, London economy 2026, London market, Natwest, NatWest Regional Growth Tracker, New business, New business London, North East, Private sector, Private sector activity, Regional economic performance, Regional economy, Regional Growth Tracker, South East, UK Economy, UK private sector growth, UK regional economy

LONDON OUTPERFORMS EVERY UK REGION AS BUSINESS ACTIVITY ACCELERATES IN JUNE London’s private sector delivered the strongest business growth of

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Economy Entrepreneurship Government International Trade News 

NEW REGULATORY REFORMS AIM TO MAKE BRITAIN A GLOBAL INNOVATION LEADER

July 8, 2026 NewsDesk advanced manufacturing, AI, Artificial Intelligence, business growth, business investment, commercialisation, Department for Business and Trade, entrepreneurship, Growth Duty, industrial policy, Innovation, innovation policy, Investment, Life Sciences, London Business Journal, Modern Industrial Strategy, Peter Kyle, regulatory reform, regulatory sandbox, scaleups, startups, Technology, UK Economy, UK regulation, venture capital

The Government has unveiled new regulatory reforms designed to reduce barriers to innovation, accelerate commercialisation and strengthen Britain’s competitiveness across high-growth industries.

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Economy News 

UK ECONOMIC GROWTH TO REMAIN BELOW 1% AS BUSINESS INVESTMENT STALLS, OECD WARNS

June 4, 2026 NewsDesk AI productivity, British Economy, business confidence, business investment, Chief Operating Officer, Consumer spending, Economic Forecast, economic growth, Economic Outlook, Economic Policy, economic recovery, FDM Group, Graduate Employment, labour market, Managing Director, NEET, OECD, Productivity Growth, Public Spending, Sachin Agrawal, Talent Shortage, UK business news, UK Economy, UK Growth Forecast, UK Inflation, UK Unemployment, workforce development, Zoho UK, Zoho UK Sheila Flavell CBE

OECD: GOVERNMENT SPENDING TO DRIVE UK GROWTH AS PRIVATE SECTOR MOMENTUM FADES The UK economy is expected to grow by

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Economy News Taxation 

UK LOSES £4.5BN IN TAX REVENUE AS ILLEGAL TOBACCO TRADE EXPANDS

June 3, 2026June 3, 2026 NewsDesk black market trade, cigarette smuggling, contraband cigarettes, counterfeit cigarettes, front shops, HM Treasury, illegal cigarettes UK, illegal manufacturing, illegal tobacco trade, Illicit tobacco, Illicit Trade Prevention Manager, illicit vapes, KPMG report, law enforcement, Managing Director, organised crime, organised crime gangs, Peter Nixon, Philip Morris, Philip Morris Limited, Philip Morris Limited Catherine Goger, public finances, tax revenue loss, tobacco industry, tobacco regulation, tobacco taxation, UK business news, UK cigarette market, UK Economy, UK retail crime

UK ILLEGAL CIGARETTE TRADE REACHES RECORD LEVELS AS CRIMINAL NETWORKS EXPAND OPERATIONS Almost half of all cigarettes consumed in the

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Economy News 

LONDON BUSINESS CONFIDENCE FALLS AS ECONOMIC CONCERNS OVERSHADOW GROWTH PLANS

June 2, 2026June 3, 2026 NewsDesk AI adoption, Artificial Intelligence, automation, Business confidence survey, business growth, business investment, Business outlook, Business sentiment, CEO, Commercial banking, Corporate confidence, economic growth, Economic uncertainty, Kirsty Sadler, Lloyds Amanda Murphy, Lloyds Bank, Lloyds Business and Commercial Banking, Lloyds Business Barometer, London business confidence, London businesses, London economy, London employers, London SMEs, London workforce, Market expansion, Regional Director, UK business news, UK Economy, UK SMEs, workforce development

FIRMS LOOK TO AI AND NEW MARKETS FOR GROWTH Business confidence across London edged lower in May as concerns about

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Economy Entrepreneurship News 

COST SURGE AND MIDDLE EAST TENSIONS DRIVE SHARP DROP IN UK BUSINESS CONFIDENCE

April 1, 2026 NewsDesk Anna Leach, business investment UK, Chief Economist, corporate sentiment UK, corporate strategy UK, economic uncertainty UK, geopolitical risk economy, Institute of Directors, Institute of Directors index, labour market UK, Managing Director, rising business costs UK, Sachin Agrawal, supply chain disruption UK, UK business confidence, UK economic outlook, UK growth outlook, UK inflation pressures, UK manufacturing sector impact, Zoho UK, Zoho UK analysis

Business confidence in the UK economy has fallen to its weakest level on record, as rising costs and geopolitical instability

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Banking Economy 

CAPITAL’S BUSINESS ACTIVITY INDEX CLIMBS TO 57.7 IN SHARPEST EXPANSION IN TWO YEARS

February 11, 2026 NewsDesk business investment London, Catherine van Weenen, London Business Activity Index, London economy, London manufacturing and services, London private sector activity, London sales growth, London wage inflation, NatWest London survey, overseas demand UK firms, Territory Head of Commercial Mid Market at NatWest, UK business confidence 2026, UK cost pressures business, UK economic outlook 2026, UK hiring trends 2026, UK private sector growth, UK regional economic growth

Private sector activity in London expanded at its fastest pace in exactly two years in January, signalling renewed momentum in

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Economy Employment Government News 

RISING PAY, HIGHER TAX BURDENS AND AI PRESSURES COLLIDE FOR UK BUSINESSES

December 16, 2025December 16, 2025 NewsDesk AI in the workplace, Autumn Budget business impact, Barnett Waddingham research, business payroll pressures, business productivity UK, National Insurance changes, National Living Wage, Partner and Head of People Risk at Barnett Waddingham, Paul Leandro, salary sacrifice rules, UK business costs, UK employers costs, UK employment policy, UK labour market, UK wage increase, UK wage inflation, workforce planning UK

A planned increase in the National Living Wage is expected to intensify cost pressures on UK businesses already grappling with

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Economy Entrepreneurship Finance Government News Women in Business 

FINANCE SHORTFALL THREATENS JOB CREATION AND INNOVATION ACROSS UK SMALL BUSINESSES

November 13, 2025November 13, 2025 NewsDesk Autumn Budget 2025, business finance solutions UK, business investment UK, Head of Insight at Novuna Business Finance, Jo Morris, National Insurance rise, Novuna Business Finance, regional SME growth UK, small business finance, small business hiring plans, SME funding UK, SME growth plans, SME supply chain pressure, SME tax concerns, UK economic growth outlook, UK small businesses, VAT increase impact

UK SMEs Warn of Growth Slowdown as Finance Pressures Intensify Before Autumn Budget More than half of UK small businesses

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