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Vince Cable and George Osborne launch ‘Financing a Private Sector Recovery’ paper

Vince Cable and George Osborne today launched a paper to encourage an industry-led recovery by addressing the problems businesses face accessing finance.
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Vince Cable missing the point

In releasing his consultation paper today, designed to encourage banks to lend more to business, Business Secretary Vince Cable is missing the point, according to the London Chamber of Commerce: businesses are not in the mood to borrow.
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CML Responds To FSA Responsible Lending Proposals

In response to the FSA's consultation paper on responsible lending, the Council of Mortgage Lenders emphasises that the mortgage industry recognises the inevitability of regulatory change - but points out that there may also be unwelcome side effects for consumers from this process.
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Inward investment at heart of economy recovery plans - PM

The Government has put the UK's ability to attract and retain inward investment at the heart of its economic recovery plans, Prime Minister David Cameron said today. The Prime Minister was speaking at the UK Trade & Investment Business Summit to over 100 of the UK's leading investors, including representatives of Hutchison Whampoa, Motorola, Tata Group, Toyota, Siemens, Emirates, Fujitsu and Pfizer.
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