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TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady speak on economy

Report reveals barriers facing success of UK SMEs.

New report finds major growth in microbiology market.

UK real estate industry remains confident about the London property market.

2014 saw the much anticipated return of M&A come to fruition, finds new report.

Historic growth deal signed for the region.

Hanergy Chairman Li Hejun believes thin-film solar power, the zero-emissions renewable energy form that can revolutionize how China, the U.S., and everywhere else produces and consumes energy.

Malcolm Webb, Oil & Gas UK’s chief executive responds to Scottish Government’s announcement regarding the UK oil and gas tax regime

US Interest Rates to Remain on Hold Despite Strong Job Creation in 2014.

Growth of the remittance market driven by growing international migration as people migrate with focus of sending earnings back to families.

Current M&A activity is breaking all records and a lively first quarter is forecast

UK construction business awarded £32m contract to build Baltic Triangle, a three-tower residential development in Liverpool city

Eurozone has slipped into deflation for the first time since October 2009 as the annual change in the Consumer Price Index fell below zero to -0.2% in December

Online security company chosen by Business Solutions Magazine as a 2015 Best Channel Vendor in the Network Security category.

Spice Market driven by the rise in consumption of processed food products in developed and developing countries.

Dawn Kendall, Senior Bond Strategist at Investec Wealth & Investment speaks about figures

UK General Election in May and continuing economic weakness in Europe as the key risks to businesses in 2015, according to a survey by Deloitte.

Global demand for isosorbide- a compound derived from glucose- is expected to increase because of the growing demand for isosorbide from the polymer industry.

International energy and chemical company announced the completion of a US$4 billion credit facility for its ethane cracker and derivatives at its existing site in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

China's leading total solutions provider of Internet content and application delivery services company enters European market

Nice People At Work (NPAW) announces it is now expanding its presence in the US market. The European company has built a team of professionals to operate in the United States and is going to exhibit at NAB (National Associations of Broadcasters®) Las Vegas, NV, in April 2015.

Leading Legal Services Provider Utilizes Seal Platform to Strengthen Technology Enabled Contract Management Offering

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. has acquired TwoFour Systems LLC, a provider of real-time foreign exchange solutions for banks and broker-dealers, to address the rising demand for advanced FX and cash management technology among financial institutions.

KPMG has today warned that investment managers must invest in big data and real-time analytics, or risk being caught short in 2015, as the firm predicts an increasingly volatile geopolitical landscape.

ACE Limited today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Fireman’s Fund high net worth personal lines insurance business in the United States from Allianz for US$365m. The acquisition expands ACE’s position as one of the largest high net worth personal lines insurers in the US.

Global demand for coal over the next five years will continue marching higher, breaking the 9-billion-tonne level by 2019, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its annual Medium-Term Coal Market Report released today. The report notes that despite China’s efforts to moderate its coal consumption, it will still account for three-fifths of demand growth […]

Onyx Renewable Partners, a leader in flexible, creative solutions for the development, finance, construction and operation of large-scale renewable energy projects, today announced the appointment of Leanne M. Bell as chief financial officer.

Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, released an EMEA focused industry report today, highlighting the top risk factors facing EMEA financial institutions.

TSB Bank plc today announces the appointment of Craig Bundell who joins as the Bank's Head of Credit Cards, with immediate effect.

David Harris, Senior Investment Director for Schroders US Multi-Sector Fixed Income, comments on today's strong US employment figures.

Best Buy Co., Inc. today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of its Five Star business to the Jiayuan Group, a prominent China-based real estate firm led by Chairman Yuxing Shen.

Research recently carried out suggests that many City firms are now moving towards outsourced services, rather than running everything in-house.

Pierre Pringuet, chief executive and vice chairman of Pernod Ricard, owner of the Chivas Brothers Scotch Whisky company, has been appointed as the new chairman of The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA).

New Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) rules will ban credit brokers from charging fees to customers, and from requesting customers' payment details for that purpose, unless they comply with new requirements.

The UK remains one of the most competitive tax destinations according to over 100 of the largest British-based businesses participating in KPMG's annual survey of tax competitiveness 2014. But Ireland has leapfrogged the UK to take the number one position this year.

Henry Sténson has been appointed Head of the newly established Group function, Corporate Communication & Sustainability Affairs at Volvo Car Corporation.