THE Green Deal was introduced to help stimulate demand for low-carbon products, creating jobs and helping the UK meet its climate change obligations.Read
THE North East has significant natural resources and it is critical as a region we promote our assets and work with Government to ensure they understand our potential as the issue of resource efficiency rises up the agenda.Read
IT'S now or never for exports. It is, therefore, welcome news that the Government has announced a further £45m nationally to encourage more businesses to export, with £10m ringfenced for medium-sized businesses.Read
ALTHOUGH only 30% say their business prospects have deteriorated, the continuing eurozone crisis has caused a sharp fall in confidence among senior business leaders and the possibility of a second banking crisis is weighing heavily on corporate sentiment.Read
UK GDP will only grow by 1.2% in 2012 according to the latest CBI forecast. This is the result of the continuing eurozone saga, which changes by the day.Read
AS discussions of the Eurozone crisis dominate economic discussions, it is clear that closer to home the economic uncertainty is impacting manufacturers.Read
ALMOST 20% of North East employment is provided by medium-sized businesses. These firms make a vital contribution to our economic wellbeing, creating jobs and prosperity in all regions of the UK.Read
BRITISH businesses are committed to tackling climate change, but their ambition is being thwarted by the failure of politicians at home and abroad to provide certainty for investors.Read
LAST week, John Cridland, director general of CBI, and I were privileged to be the first external guests to the new Nissan battery plant in Sunderland.Read
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