by admin | Jun 2, 2014 | Blog, Business, Business Finance Junction, Business Notes, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, In Business, Monthly Musings, News, Newsletter, Noteworthy News, Small Business Blog
Data from ONS show that illegal drugs and prostitution contribute around £10bn a year to the British economy. For the first time statisticians are measuring the value of the drug-dealing and sex work – apparently about "the same contribution as farming - and only slightly less than book and newspaper publishers added together" or accommodation [...]
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Mar 6, 2012 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Management, Market Update, Miscellaneous, Monthly Musings, News, Newsletter, Noteworthy News, Small Business Blog, Uncategorized
Fuzzy Numbers... 2 signatures were missing from the EU Fiscal Compact, UK and Czech Republic were the 2 out of 27 EU leaders who didn’t sign the new treaty, enforcing budget discipline and aiming to prevent huge debts and potential consequential bailouts. The ‘fiscal compact’, signed before any fiscal / transfer union or any devalue/ [...]
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | May 3, 2010 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Market Update, Miscellaneous, News, Newsletter, Uncategorized
Monthly Noteworthy News: Bank Taxes to Fund Future Bailouts The IMF is set to propose new taxes on global financial institutions. FSC (Financial Stability Contribution) and the FAT Tax ( Financial Activities Tax) – did we just see irony? – will be placed on profits and pay. The next G20 held, Canada in June, is [...]
