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UK Business Sound Alarm as Taxes, Costs & Risks Mount
UK business confidence is improving, but firms remain concerned about taxes, regulation, energy costs and weak demand. As Andy Burnham settles in as Prime Minister, his new leadership team faces mounting pressure to revive growth, while global risks add further uncertainty to an already complex economic outlook for Chancellor Healey before his first Budget next month.
Other major business stories include a busy week for global central banks and Dangote’s planned IPO amid rallying Nigerian equities following the country’s readmission to FTSE Russell’s Frontier Market classification.
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