Business News
2010 looks positive for Wales
THERE were signs yesterday that Wales’ economic recovery may have faltered slightly at the start of the year.
Hard-Hitting Year Ahead For Print Media And Radio
By Lea Pachta
Global survey of marketers shows that [b]41% will decrease spending on print media[/b] during the year ahead.
[b]Increasing investment in social media[/b], mobile marketing, email marketing and search will fuel a 17 per cent surge in digital… Read the rest
‘Act now’ – Advisers Reminded As Pensions Age Change Looms Near
By Lea Pachta
The ABI is reminding financial advisers to check arrangements for clients that may be affected by the change to the National Minimum Pension Age. The minimum age changes from 50 to 55 on April 6 2010, with… Read the rest
Toyota in global recall of Prius
Toyota recalls thousands of Prius cars worldwide because of braking problems, in a new blow to the world’s largest car maker.
Cadbury’s Bristol plant to close
New owner Kraft plans to close Cadbury’s Somerdale factory with the loss of 400 jobs.
THE CONCEPT OF LEADERSHIP IN WALES
In 2005, I wrote an article about the development of leadership within Welsh civic society and argued, that in developing the future of Wales, we needed leaders of real quality and calibre who could begin to make a real difference
START-UPS AND GROWTH – A VIEW FROM THE ASSEMBLY
Having just come back this morning from a very successful trip to New York (more about that next week), it was good to read that the Learning and Enterprise Committee remains as independent as its predecessors such as
Welsh plant to be biggest wind turbine tower manufacturer
A WIND turbine manufacturing plant being established by an engineering firm will create 240 jobs.
