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COLUMN: Liz Mayes - Celebrate region's potential

nebusiness.co.uk — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 00:01:00 GMT

THE CBI has just published our analysis on the importance of regional economies in supporting national growth – something close to the hearts of our members in the North East.

COLUMN: Liz Mayes - Education and the future

nebusiness.co.uk — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 23:01:00 GMT

ONE of the CBI’s key campaigns for 2012 is Raising Ambition for All in Schools with the CBI exploring the essential steps we must take to build a schools system fit for the 21st Century.

COLUMN: Liz Mayes - Figures may not tell the whole story

nebusiness.co.uk — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 23:01:00 GMT

LAST week's GDP figures were disappointing, showing a 0.7% fall in the second quarter of 2012 according to the preliminary estimate – considerably worse than the consensus expectation that it would fall 0.2%.

COLUMN: Liz Mayes - Forecast for growth in second half

nebusiness.co.uk — Mon, 14 May 2012 23:02:00 GMT

LAST week the CBI released our latest economic forecast, following the news that the UK had officially entered recession again, our forecast predicted that growth will resume in the second half of the year – a small sun on the horizon.

Meeting investment challenge is crucial

nebusiness.co.uk — Tue, 03 May 2011 23:01:00 GMT

OVER the next few decades, the UK faces a unique investment challenge in its transition to a low-carbon economy.

Prospects should be brighter than ever

nebusiness.co.uk — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT

FANTASTIC regional A-level results have ensured another record year for the region’s schools and no doubt the GCSE results on Thursday will be similarly impressive.

Big change in policy is required

nebusiness.co.uk — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT

YESTERDAY the CBI unveiled our blueprint for a secure and sustainable energy future. In order to achieve this we are calling for a significant shift in the direction of UK energy policy, as the current approach is making energy security harder to achieve and jeopardising our ability to meet climate change targets.

Trade credit insurers must rebuild trust

nebusiness.co.uk — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:00:00 GMT

WHILE our most recent survey on access to finance indicated that credit conditions were starting to stabilise, we are still getting feedback from members that trade credit insurance is a problem and having an adverse impact on their ability to do business.

Our triple plea to ministers

nebusiness.co.uk — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 07:00:00 GMT

THIS week we launched the results of our latest monthly Access to Finance survey.

Learn from Obama and spell out recovery plans

nebusiness.co.uk — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:30:00 GMT

ON Friday we called on the Government to improve the way it communicates its economic recovery plans, which lack a coherent strategy and timeline and have left businesses and the public confused.