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• UK Firms Announce Multi-Million Pound Deals In India

  By Bob Northgate UK firms announce multi-million pound deals in India Business Secretary Dr. Vince Cable has welcomed a series of multi-million pound deals that were announced on Thursday morning in New Delhi between UK and Indian firms. The deals will support hundreds of jobs in the UK. Speaking alongside Indian...
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• UKTI Seeks To Show Japan There's No Business Like The Music Business

  By Bob Northgate British music moguls keen to make their mark on the global stage will visit Japan from 2 to 6 August in a bid to understand what it takes to crack the world’s second largest music market. The 28 music companies brought together by UK Trade & Investment (UKTI),...
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• London Firms Can Help Make Enhanced Partnership With India A Reality

  By Bob Northgate Prime Minister David Cameron is leading a historic mission of cabinet ministers and leaders from the worlds of business, academia, culture and sports to India this week to forge a new enhanced partnership that will bring jobs and prosperity to both countries. Accompanying the Prime Minister are Chancellor...
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• David Cameron 'Angry' At Lack Of Progress In Turkey's EU Talks

  By Bob Northgate Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday that he was ‘angry’ at the lack of progress in Turkey’s access to the European Union. Cameron has said that he will be the ‘strongest possible advocate for EU membership, and for greater influence at the top table of European diplomacy’....
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• BP CEO Tony Hayward to Step Down and be Succeeded by Robert Dudley

  By Bob Northgate BP today announced that, by mutual agreement with the BP board, Tony Hayward is to step down as group chief executive with effect from October 1, 2010. He will be succeeded as of that date by fellow executive director Robert Dudley. BP chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg said: "The BP board...
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• High Street Sales Exceed Expectations in July

  By Bob Northgate Sales on the high street increased in July compared with a year ago, and surpassed expectations, according to the latest CBI Distributive Trades Survey. Retailers expect sales growth to continue strongly next month. It found that while 18 per cent of retailers said that sales were lower...
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• 92% Of Consultants Unclear On Business Link Future

  By Bob Northgate Consultants believe that more specialist, tailored advice would serve SMEs better than the current Business Link model offered by the government, reveals a recent survey by Skillfair, the UK’s largest online marketplace for consultants with over 10,000 members. With over 92% of respondents unclear on how Business...
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• Small And Medium Businesses Called To Sponsor London 2012 Athletes

  By Bob Northgate Small and medium businesses have been called to support the Team 2012 fund for the British Olympic and Paralympic teams, which is hoped to reach £25 million. The 'Our Team 2012' project for small and medium firms will raise at least £15 million to equip 1,200 athletes with...
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• CBI Comments on Government's Annual Energy Statement

  By Bob Northgate The CBI today commented on the Government’s first annual energy statement and ‘2050 Pathways.’ Dr Neil Bentley, CBI Director of Business Environment, said: “The Government rightly recognises the scale of the long-term challenge that delivering a secure, low-carbon energy system will entail. “We believe that the answer...
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• UPS Sets New Automotive Goal To Improve Fuel Efficiency By 20%

  By Bob Northgate UPS has set a new automotive goal to improve the miles per gallon (MPG) performance of its entire U.S. package delivery fleet by 20 percent between 2000 and 2020. The goal was announced today as UPS released the latest annual update of its corporate Sustainability Report, available at http://ups.com/sustainability. The...
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