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London "Needs More Exporting Firms" |
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Monday, 01 June 2009 00:00 |
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London businesses are being encouraged to export their goods overseas to help the capital pull through the current recession. Martin Cook, from UK Trade & Investment, the government's international business development arm, said: "London has 12% of the UK's population and, on current estimates, at least 16% of the country's exports. "That's impressive, but we can do even more to grow London's export base and provide new opportunities for London firms, particularly in parts of the world where economies are still growing." Mayor of London Boris Johnson is spearheading the UKTI's Export Promotion Programme which aims to help around 2,500 firms export their goods in the next three years. |
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Cheesemaker in a pickle over exports |
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Tuesday, 26 May 2009 13:12 |
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Companies who manufacture perishable goods with a limited shelf life can find exporting their goods a challenge, even when their is high demand for their products. The Daily Telegraph recently looked into the problems faced by a Yorkshire Cheesemaker and enlisted the help of three experts to give their views on how Sheperds Purse Cheeses could export their goods to the USA. Read the full story... |
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Last Updated on Monday, 01 June 2009 14:23 |
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UK manufacturing continues fall |
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Tuesday, 26 May 2009 12:44 |
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UK manufacturing output continued to decline in March, but the falls were not as severe as had been expected the BBC has reported. It fell 5.5% in the quarter, compared with the previous three months, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said, which was the worst since 1948. But March output was down 0.1% month on month, its smallest fall in 13 months. The ONS also announced that the UK's trade deficit narrowed to £2.5bn in March from £2.8bn in February, which was also better than had been expected. |
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Slump in UK industry shows signs of easing |
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Tuesday, 26 May 2009 12:37 |
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The annual rate of decline in industrial production, at 12.4%, is still the steepest since records began in 1968 but analysts were encouraged by the monthly data. The Guardian reports that industrial production fell by less than expected in March, providing yet more evidence that the worst of the recession may be over. Britain's trade gap has also narrowed to its smallest level in almost two years. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) today showed that production fell by 0.6% in the month to March, against analysts' expectations of a drop of 0.8%. The annual rate of decline, at 12.4%, is still the steepest since records began in 1968 but analysts were encouraged by the data. |
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Last Updated on Friday, 09 October 2009 08:19 |
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