May
2009
Articles from 26th May 2009
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Gisela Stuart and Deirdre Alden join Birmingham Future debate
May 26 2009 | Other UK business news
A Birmingham MP and the councillor hoping to oust her at the next election will be panellists at a Birmingham Future debate on whether the city is well placed to beat the recession. Read
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Friends Provident's windfall
May 26 2009 | Other UK business news
Some 717,000 private shareholders in Friends Provident, nearly 60,000 of them in the West Midlands, are in line for a windfall this summer when Friends demerges its 52 per cent stake in F&C Asset Management by distributing F&C shares to its own shareholders. Read
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Equitable Life members to launch court challenge
May 26 2009 | Other UK business news
Equitable Life policyholders have won the right to launch a High Court challenge against the Government over its failure to compensate members of the society. Read
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Weak pound hits adventure holidays
May 26 2009 | Other UK business news
Travel firm Holidaybreak said demand for trips at its adventure travel arm Explore had fallen by 16 per cent due to the weak pound. Read
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Tesco workers' £98m bonus
May 26 2009 | Other UK business news
More than 207,000 employees at Tesco are getting share bonuses worth a total of £98million after the retailer’s record annual results, it was revealed yesterday. Read
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Shoe chain Clarks looks for bigger share of market
May 26 2009 | Other UK business news
Shoe chain Clarks is looking to take advantage of the “relative disarray” of its high street competitors to pick up a greater share of the market. Read
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Tax law change could spur £1bn Birmingham regeneration
May 26 2009 | Other UK business news
The British Property Federation is calling on the government to free up its stance on local government borrowing so councils can spend on regeneration even as the recession cuts off sources of finance Read
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Gary Cardin to head Colmore Business Improvement District board
May 26 2009 | Other UK business news
A leading city planner will head up the new board of the new Colmore Business Improvement District. Read
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Virgin Atlantic's profits boost
May 26 2009 | Other UK business news
Virgin Atlantic piled on the misery for struggling rival British Airways after announcing it had virtually doubled its annual profits. Read
