Posts Tagged ‘Features’

Do something – three ways to help Welsh firms now

There are still those who believe that the Welsh Assembly Government can do very little to help the Welsh economy which, given the way that the current lot in power seem to have given up on devolvedRead the rest

Get the money out to small firms

“Happy New Year!” was the refrain across the land as the clocks struck midnight on Wednesday night.

However, many economists would suggest that “happy” would be the last adjective they would use toRead the rest

European Convergence Funding

It would seem that all is not well with European funding in Wales.

As the Western Mail reports here and here, there are real issues emerging not only with the old Objective 1 programme that ran from

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An economic reflection

As 2008 comes to a close, one can look back and reflect that this has been an extraordinary 12 months that no-one one could have predicted.

Certainly, there were a few of us who thought… Read the rest

The retail disaster waiting to happen

Last week, administrators for Woolworth’s stated that unless a miracle happened over the Christmas period, its 800 stores would close in the New Year with the loss of over 28,000 jobs across the UK and potentially another 100,000Read the rest

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