According to a new report from Euler Hermes, the UK economy is set for prolonged uncertainty which is expected to trigger bouts of nervousness in H1 2017. The resilience of the UK economy following the EU referendum is masking longer term issues that are set to hinder GDP growth, corporate[...]
Global growth is too slow to prevent insolvencies from increasing. Insolvencies are expected to rise in most emerging countries in 2016 and in the USA, while decreasing in Western Europe. Worldwide, insolvencies are expected to increase for the first time since the 2009 global financial crisis. Big[...]
The global shipping industry has been struggling for years according to the world’s largest credit insurer Euler Hermes, and is not likely to change soon, as evidenced by recent examples in the container segment. From January 2016 through to May 2016, insolvencies in the sector rose by more than[...]
The Office for National Statistics has released the UK trade activity for August 2016.
Scottish building firm, The Dunne Group has ceased trading following severe cash flow issues. More than 500 people have lost their jobs after the firm’s collapse which is based in Bathgate. The closure will affect 200 people in Scotland; however 16 will be retained to help with the closure. A[...]
New research shows that Swansea City and Southampton are the best Premier League teams when it comes to paying their invoices on time, giving both a good credit rating with suppliers. The research by fin-tech company, Ormsby Street was conducted as many football clubs count hundreds of small[...]
Team member, Richard Welbourne recently completed a charity zip wire at The Eden Project… in fancy dress!
Last week, The Channel Partnership welcomed Jane Roberts from Investors in People for our annual assessment. We are delighted to announce that we’ve retained our IIP Accreditation.
In August, the UK’s services industry had a burst of overall growth, suggesting that the country will avoid the anticipated post-Brexit recession. The PMI index showed that activity in the services industry recorded the biggest month-on-month rise in history.
According to Attorney General, Jeremy Wright, The Government will be undertaking discussions to determine how to make it easier to prosecute companies who cause corruption in the UK economy.
