

- 08/02/12
- George Osborne, the chancellor, warned on Tuesday night that enterprise could be stifled and jobs could be put at risk if an “anti-business culture” were allowed to take hold in Britain.
- Source: Financial Times The Guardian The Times The Independent
- 08/02/12
- Greek prime minister Lucas Papademos was struggling to maintain international credibility on Tuesday night, after missing a third deadline in a week to deliver an austerity agreement needed to release a €130bn (£108bn) bail-out package for his country and avert a debt default.
- Source: The Daily Telegraph Financial Times
- 07/02/12
- The head of Network Rail became the latest taxpayer-funded executive to be forced to waive a bonus when his company announced yesterday that he and five fellow senior managers would not be seeking a payout this year.
- Source: The Guardian The Independent
- 07/02/12
- China’s soaring growth rate could be cut in half this year if Europe’s debt crisis worsens significantly, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned yesterday.
- Source: The Independent
- 07/02/12
- Greece appeared intent on taking make-or-break talks over a €130bn (£108bn) rescue programme for the debt-choked country down to the wire last night as officials announced that the discussions would be delayed.
- Source: The Guardian
- 06/02/12
- Smaller companies are as despondent about the future as at any time since the economy plunged into recession three years ago.
- Source: The Times The Guardian
- 06/02/12
- The leader of Britain’s top employers’ body has called on politicians to stop bashing business for fear it is damaging the already-fragile economy.
- Source: The Independent
- 06/02/12
- The City’s banks and insurers were left reeling last night after the Financial Services Authority imposed a dramatic increase in their annual fees to cover a sharp rise in its regulatory costs.
- Source: The Times
- 03/02/12
- The economy will suffer a modest contraction this year, according to an influential academic institute that is the first to forecast a return to outright recession for the UK.
- Source: Financial Times The Guardian Daily Mail