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Economic recovery ‘being led by manufacturers’, says CBI

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Manufacturers lead the way as Britain’s economy enters a ‘recovery phase’, says CBI By Dan Atkinson For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:31 BST, 1 August 2020 | Updated: 23:05 BST, 1 August 2020 Britain’s economy has entered a ‘recovery phase’, with manufacturing leading the way, the latest figures from the Confederation of British Industry … Read more

CBI reports UK retail sales grow just 4% in July

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High Street retailers staggered back into growth in July but face a long uphill battle to return to their pre-coronavirus normal, news figures revealed today. Sales for the year to July were up by just 4 per cent as shoppers returned, according to a closely watched survey from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).  The … Read more

Next CBI boss finds ray of hope in coronavirus crisis

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There are few silver linings to this pandemic. But ‘for tragic reasons’ a more efficient economy could perhaps be one of them, says Tony Danker, incoming director general of Britain’s biggest business lobby group, the Confederation of British Industry. Danker, who joins the CBI in November replacing Dame Carolyn Fairbairn, has spent the past three … Read more

Cobra beer tycoon is elected the first BAME head of CBI

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Cobra beer tycoon is elected the first BAME head of CBI: Lord Bilimoria pledges to fight for better boardroom diversity By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 23:17 BST, 16 June 2020 | Updated: 23:17 BST, 16 June 2020 The Indian-born tycoon behind Cobra beer has been elected as the first BAME boss of … Read more

CBI boss Carolyn Fairbairn storms into row over Huawei 5G

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CBI boss Carolyn Fairbairn storms into row over Huawei 5G involvement By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:54 BST, 13 June 2020 | Updated: 21:54 BST, 13 June 2020 Warning: Carolyn Fairbairn fears banning Huawei could damage the economy The boss of Britain’s biggest business group has waded into the row over Huawei’s … Read more