Category: Economy
Economy
UK officials in talks with a number of European countries over relaxed quarantine rules
(qlmbusinessnews.com via bbc.co.uk – – Fri, 19th June 2020) London, Uk – – The government is planning to relax its travel quarantine rules in early[more...]
UK debt now larger than size of whole economy after government borrowed a record amount in May
(qlmbusinessnews.com via bbc.co.uk - - Fri, 19th June 2020) London, Uk - - The UK's debt is now worth more than its economy after the[more...]
DPD and Kingfisher to hire 7,500 UK staff as online shopping soars
(qlmbusinessnews.com via theguardian.com - - Thur, 18th June 2020) London, Uk - - Delivery firm and owner of B&Q expand to deal with boom in[more...]
Coronavirus: UK abandoning existing contact-tracing app to move to Google-Apple model
(qlmbusinessnews.com via news.sky.com-- Thur, 18th June 2020) London, Uk - - The move marks a huge U-turn from the government which has asserted for months[more...]
UK banks told to prepare for pandemic debt pile
(qlmbusinessnews.com via uk.reuters.com -- Tue, 16th June2020) London, UK -- LONDON (Reuters) - British banks need to accelerate preparations for dealing with businesses unable to[more...]
Covid lockdown saw 612,000 UK workers lose their jobs
(qlmbusinessnews.com via news.sky.com-- Tue, 16th June 2020) London, Uk - - The number of people on company payrolls takes another sharp fall in May but[more...]
Shops Reopen in England After Three Months Lockdown
(qlmbusinessnews.com via bbc.co.uk - - Fri, 15th June 2020) London, Uk - - Pent-up demand has prompted queues at some shops as rules are relaxed[more...]
UK likely to be the hardest-hit by Covid-19, among major economies says OECD
(qlmbusinessnews.com via bbc.co.uk - - Wed, 10th June 2020) London, Uk - - The UK is likely to be the hardest-hit by Covid-19 among major[more...]
Travellers arriving in the UK must self-isolate for 14 days from today
(qlmbusinessnews.com via news.sky.com-- Mon, 8th June 2020) London, Uk - - The home secretary insists the measures are "backed by the science" and is "essential"[more...]
UK’s unprecedented slump in the construction industry eases only partially in May – PMI
(qlmbusinessnews.com via uk.reuters.com -- Thur, 4th June 2020) London, UK -- LONDON (Reuters) - The unprecedented slump in Britain’s construction industry caused by the coronavirus[more...]
Nissan: UK’s largest car manufacturing plant still under threat from no-deal Brexit
(qlmbusinessnews.com via bbc.co.uk - - Wed, 3rd June 2020) London, Uk - - The UK's largest car manufacturing plant is "unsustainable" if the UK leaves[more...]
UK Government-backed loan schemes for businesses top £31bn
(qlmbusinessnews.com via news.sky.com-- Tue, 2nd June 2020) London, Uk - - The data shows a steady rise in claims under the so-called furlough scheme but[more...]
