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IMF chief warns UK on exit strategy
Economic stimulus programmes, including those in the UK, should not be withdrawn too soon, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, managing director of the IMF, warns
Recession sees growth in fast-food outlets
From takeaway pizza outlets to purveyors of deep-fried chickens, the recession has proven to be a boon for fast-food operators as more people have turned to cheap and easy food
Rebound is in the eye of the beholder
Recovery Watch would like to draw readers' attention this week to commercial property – until banks get rid of real estate purchased during the testosterone-fuelled boom can they get back to lending again
Tax dodgers prove robust in hard times
Britain’s black economy is proving far more robust than its official counterpart, according to an authoritative study across developed countries
Cash-in-hand worth two in the books
You hardly need to don a trench coat and sleuth around back alleys in Glasgow to see that the informal economy is in full swing. Signs of the cash-in-hand culture abound in one of the city’s smartest suburbs
Editorial: Deficit attention
The political class on both sides of the Atlantic must come to terms with the fact that success over the next decade will be defined by saving money, not spending it
Opposition threatens digital reform bill
The two main UK opposition parties on Friday threatened to block regulatory reforms affecting broadband, internet piracy and broadcasting unless the government made concessions
UK regulator faces pensions dilemma
Transactions by British Airways and Cable and Wireless have left questions over which assets are available to repair the huge deficits that schemes of both employers now carry
New house builds climb
The number of homes being built has risen to its highest level for more than a year
CBI backs Tory deficit strategy
The UK employers’ group has supported Conservative plans to cut the budget deficit swiftly and sharply, rejecting Gordon Brown’s eight-year timetable to reduce the national debt
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