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10th October 2008
'Comply with data security standard' warns business group
The Forum of Private Business (FPB) has warned SMEs to comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) or face penalties. The PCI DSS was developed by leading credit card...

9th October 2008
Gordon Brown's pledge to small businesses
The prime minister has said that the Government's bank bail-out plan is intended to protect small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Gordon Brown insisted that "the bank credit line will be...

8th October 2008
Bank rate cut by half a point
The Bank of England has cut the cost of borrowing by half a percentage point, a full day before it was due to make its monthly decision on interest rates. The announcement came at midday on...

8th October 2008
Business 'can rise to climate change challenge' says CBI
Business can meet the demands of a strict new recommendation on climate change, according to the CBI. The organisation welcomed the advice to the Government from the Committee for Climate Change,...

8th October 2008
Bank rescue: 'Don't forget small firms' says FSB
A plea has gone out to remember small business amid the news of the Government's bank 'rescue package'. The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) said that the time was ripe for a change in the...
- 15th October 2008 Unemployment soars to ten-year high
- 15th October 2008 Financial crisis forces consumers to tighten belts
- 14th October 2008 Inflation hits 16-year high, but 'may have peaked'




