THE good news is that the UK has dominated Europe in attracting Foreign Direct Investment (aka FDI and commonly called inward investment), according to the recent European Investment Monitor report… #North East #banking #economy #finance

Lesley Bachelor, Director General of the Institute of Export is calling for SMEs to make more use of the knowledge and skills training available to exporters after a key trade… #National #economy #engineering #manufacturing

The CBI has lambasted the provision of careers advice in schools, following reforms that placed the responsibility with schools last year. Echoing previous concerns from the cross-part Education Committee, the business… #National #economy #education

The currency market is the largest financial market in the world, trading more than $4trn around the world every day. A third of this is traded in London. The market is… #National #ecommerce #economy #finance

Whilst non-traditional methods of gaining access to commercial finance such as invoice factoring may be new concepts to some businesses, the practice can actually be traced back over 4000 years… #National #economy #employment #finance

Staff from housing organisation, Gentoo Group, recently had the chance to try out the new Sunderland produced Nissan LEAF by taking them for a test drive around the Gateshead College… #North East #economy #environment #technology

Leeds businesses are setting their sights on growth, according to the latest business confidence report from Regus, the global workplace provider with four business centres in the city.  Despite local business… #Yorkshire #economy #finance #property

The TUC bring their “Austerity Uncovered” bus tour to the North East this Friday as part of a nationwide jaunt. Aimed at publicising the impact of austerity measures, the bus will… #North East #economy #government #life

Enterprise leaders in the North East will be amongst the first to hear the detail of the UK Government’s new Information Economy Strategy when they gather at the Intelligent Cities… #North East #economy #infrastructure #innovation