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Thursday 01 October 2015 1:35 pmProductivity gap closing UKrsquo output reaches record high ndash; but itrsquo still considerably down on where we should beBy: Catherine NeilanShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on GoogleIs the productivity gap closing Figures out this morning show that labour productivity in the UK ndash; as measu <a href=
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Wednesday 04 August 2010 9:33 pmDaniels: Forcing us to lend wonrsquo;t workBy: KCS-contentShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on Googl <a href=
www.owala-water-bottle.ca>owala</a> eLloyds boss fires warning shot amid fears of compulsory lending targetsDavid Cameron and Mervyn King pledge to ensure banks extend creditStandard Chartered: Shareholders want us to reconsider British domicileLLOYDS boss Eric Daniels fired a warning shot across the governmentrsquo bows yesterday, insisting attempts to force banks to lend were doomed to failure. Politicians have stepped up the rhetoric over bank lending in recent days, arguing that reports of tight credit conditions for small businesses are unacceptable in light of a robust round of first-half profits. But Daniels, who unveiled a forecast-beating pound;1.6bn profit haul for Lloyds yesterday, said: I donrsquo;t think that <forcing>banks to lend] has ever been a good idea and it has never worked in the past with other countries that have tried it. I donrsquo;t believe <a href=
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