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  • Friday, 3 June, 2022
    UK companies
    UK companies raise a glass to return of the summer party

    In-person socialising with colleagues makes a comeback as bosses try to build camaraderie after pandemic

  • Monday, 19 July, 2021
    Special Report
    UK’s Leading Management Consultants

    The fifth annual list of the UK management consulting firms most recommended by clients and peers. Plus: overseas fees soar for UK firms; why tech and sustainability skills are in demand; supply chain bottlenecks; public sector; help for new recruits

  • Monday, 31 May, 2021
    Brexit
    Brexit shrank UK services exports by £110bn, academics find

    Research shows that financial services exports were hardest hit over four-year period

  • Wednesday, 24 March, 2021
    UK business & economy
    UK services sector outpaces manufacturing for first time in a year

    Businesses report recovery in activity ahead of easing of lockdown restrictions

  • Thursday, 18 March, 2021
    Britain’s professional services grapple with life after Brexit

    Business leaders are bewildered by visa and work permit restrictions imposed by UK-EU trade agreement

  • Wednesday, 3 March, 2021
    UK Budget
    Companies enjoy extra £35bn boost until UK economy recovers

    Flagship coronavirus furlough scheme extended while VAT and business rates are cut

  • Monday, 1 March, 2021
    Linda Yueh
    Post-Brexit UK should craft itself as a services trading hub

    Britain can flourish as a bridge between countries that lack mutual FTAs

  • Monday, 23 November, 2020
    UK business & economy
    UK economy set to shrink as coronavirus restrictions limit activity

    Boost to manufacturing from stockpiling was offset by renewed downturn in services

  • Friday, 23 October, 2020
    UK business & economy
    UK economic recovery loses steam in October as Covid curbs limit activity

    Purchasing managers’ index lower than expected but majority of businesses report expansion

  • Monday, 12 October, 2020
    Professional services
    UK lawyers and accountants risk losing in EU deal, warns report

    Professional services ignored in negotiations, Lords committee says

  • Friday, 24 July, 2020
    UK business & economy
    UK retail sales and services sector rebound more than expected

    Economists remain wary over what data reveal about strength of post-lockdown recovery

  • Tuesday, 30 June, 2020
    Q&AClaer Barrett's Business Clinic
    Q&A: Are you ready for reopening day?

    Claer Barrett, personal finance editor, and Andy Bounds, enterprise editor, answer readers’ questions

  • Tuesday, 5 May, 2020
    UK business & economy
    UK business activity drops to lowest level on record

    April PMI data suggest economic downturn could be worse than ‘anything seen in living memory’

  • Wednesday, 5 February, 2020
    UK business & economy
    UK private sector rises at fastest rate since September 2018

    PMI survey of business leaders indicates growth for first time since August

  • Friday, 24 January, 2020
    UK business & economy
    Bounce in private sector confidence points to stronger UK economy

    But markets suggest Bank of England rate decision is on knife edge

  • Monday, 6 January, 2020
    UK services activity picks up on greater Brexit clarity

    PMI index shows sector stemming decline as business optimism rises

  • Monday, 16 December, 2019
    UK business & economy
    Manufacturers glum as business activity slows sharply

    Most companies report falling output with December below expectations

  • Wednesday, 4 December, 2019
    UK services activity ‘back in decline’ as political uncertainty lingers

    Survey shows sector returning to contraction in November after brief period of stability

  • Friday, 22 November, 2019
    UK business & economy
    UK private sector activity falls by most in 3 years in November

    Uncertainty over Brexit and election weighs on economy, survey shows

  • Tuesday, 5 November, 2019
    UK business & economy
    UK economic activity remains ‘lifeless’, survey suggests

    Flat services PMI leaves private sector stagnating in run-up to election

  • Thursday, 10 October, 2019
    UK services sector must weather political turbulence

    For spending to continue depends on whether British consumers feeling confident enough to carry on spending.

  • Thursday, 3 October, 2019
    UK economic growth
    UK economic activity drops sharply in September

    Survey results uniformly weak in services sector, construction and manufacturing

  • Wednesday, 4 September, 2019
    Drop in UK services activity raises likelihood of recession

    August figures in key gauge of sentiment reveal sector’s worst performance since 2008

  • Monday, 5 August, 2019
    Weak pound helps UK services sector activity improve in July

    Analysts still see ‘fundamental weaknesses’ in key driver of economy

  • Wednesday, 3 July, 2019
    UK business & economy
    Fears grow for UK economy after weak services sector data

    Sluggish activity blamed on Brexit uncertainty and global manufacturing slump

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