| Sir Terry Leahy among 56 local enterprise partnership hopefuls Tesco boss Terry Leahy is one of dozens of business leaders to back proposed local enterprise partnerships that will replace eight of England's nine regional development agencies telegraph.co.uk |
Global recession unlikely, OECD says By PAN PYLAS 2010-09-09T14:46:46ZLONDON (AP) -- The global economic recovery could be slower than expected but another recession remains unlikely - especially if governments don't overdo their spending cuts, a leading international economic body said Thursday.... hosted.ap.org |
Tesco mortgage lending delayed as regulator toughens up approval Government efforts to improve competition in banking are being hampered by a tougher approach from the regulator, with Tesco facing delays to its attempt to launch a home loan business. telegraph.co.uk |
Irish debt rating downgraded by Fitch Fitch cut Ireland's credit rating on Wednesday, citing the huge cost of cleaning up its banks as the country's regulator warned levels of soured property loans could be worse than disclosed. telegraph.co.uk |
French refinery output threatened by port strike By 2010-10-08T16:08:46ZPARIS (AP) -- The French oil refiners' union warned Friday that a dock workers' strike in Marseille threatens to shut six refineries in southern France beginning this weekend.... hosted.ap.org |