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Business Diary
20th May 2012


UK Regulations
Reduction of obsolete legislation for manufacturers and retailers
Government seeks views on dismissal rules, 8 June 2012
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Economic Indicators
Building on 24,100 new homes began in the first quarter of 2012.
Forecast for 2012 cut to 0.8 per cent in May 2012.
UK youth unemployment reached 17.1 per cent in March 2012.
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Business Surveys
Vacancies for temp workers in accounting/finance rose by 37 per cent in March 2012.
46.2 per cent of businesses admit to poor investment in the next generation of leadership.
67 per cent of UK professionals believe they should spend over 30 minutes a day on their career.
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UK Grants
Loan finance for SMEs, deadline end of 2014
£1bn growth fund for businesses, deadline 13 June 2012
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UK Awards
Awards for projects demonstrating efficient water usage, deadline 30 June 2012.
Awards recognising young entrepreneurs, deadline 29 June 2012.
SME community and customer work competition. Deadline 24 May 2012.
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UK Events
North of England conference for Travel, Leisure and Tourism - 24 May 2012.
Manufacturing, engineering and technology expo - 21 September 2012.
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UK Trade Missions
Airport sector Saudi Arabia visit, 29 May 2012.
Philippines Clean Energy trade visit, 4-8 June 2012.
Red Cross trade visit to Switzerland, 13-16 June 2012.
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UK Tenders
Contract to assist job seekers with health barriers, deadline 8 June 2012.
Defence contract aerial surveillance for Ministry of Defence, deadline 11 June 2012.
Contract for routine servicing twice a year across council facilities, deadline 8 June 2012.
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International Tenders
Supply of a harbour crane required for Cork, Ireland, deadline 5 June 2012.
Phones, tablets and subscriptions required for Norges Bank, Oslo, Norway, deadline 4 June 2012.
Services required for CEA in Grenoble, France, deadline 29 May 2012.
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£2.5bn investment fund for SMEs

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Shadow banking raises lending costs

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12th March 2012
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Business Quiz
30th January 2012
How much do you know about the European Union? Use this quiz to test your knowledge.
 
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Business Poll
25th January 2012
The UK's economy shrank by a worse than expect 0.2% in Q4 of 2011, will there be another recession in the next 12 months?
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