Sep
2008
Articles from 29th Sep 2008
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Tories in peace offering to Brown to help safeguard UK banks
Sep 29 2008 | Other UK business news
Tories offered cross-party talks with Gordon Brown over plans to safeguard Britain’s banks, following the failure of a £700 billion rescue package to support the US economy. Read
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West Bromwich adds £500m to help housing market
Sep 29 2008 | Other UK business news
The West Bromwich Building society is pumping half a billion pounds into the local mortgage market in a bid to beat the credit crunch. Read
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Jessops boosted as it secures long-term funding
Sep 29 2008 | Other UK business news
Shares in Jessops surged today after the under-pressure camera retailer unveiled a deal to provide crucial long-term funding. Read
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House of Representatives votes against $700bn bail out
Sep 29 2008 | Other UK business news
Stock markets plunged as the US House of Representatives voted against a $700bn rescue package for the nation's troubled economy. Read
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West Midland businesses hold fringe meeting
Sep 29 2008 | Other UK business news
The Confederation of West Midlands Chambers of Commerce stages a Conservative Conference fringe meeting on Tuesday on the key issues holding back the West Midlands economy. Read
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Bradford & Bingley is nationalised
Sep 29 2008 | Other UK business news
Crisis-hit mortgage lender Bradford & Bingley was today nationalised and a new savings giant created in the latest upheaval for the British banking sector. Read
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Businesses lobby MPs over RDAs
Sep 29 2008 | Other UK business news
MPs have been urged not to “throw the baby out with the bathwater” by abolishing Regional Development Agencies such as Advantage West Midlands. Read
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Getting staff on board to help reduce bills
Sep 29 2008 | Other UK business news
Experts at Envirowise are calling on bosses in the West Midlands to disclose gas, electricity, water and recycling bills to their employees. Read
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National Express call centre in Birmingham one of UK's best
Sep 29 2008 | Other UK business news
The National Express call centre in Birmingham has been named as one of the UK’s top 50 call centres for customer service. Read
