Research Briefing
Government support to exporters – in brief
An overview of the work of UK Export Finance (UKEF) and UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), and a summary of recent policy developments.
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Research Briefing
Economic Indicators, September 2013
This Research Paper series summarises the main economic indicators currently available for the UK, along with comparisons with other major OECD countries. This months articles: 'Getting real about earnings' and 'Safe as houses? The UK housing market since 2007.'
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Research Briefing
The outcome of the 2013 Spending Review
This note summarises the main announcements contained in the 2013 Spending Review.
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Research Briefing
Leaving the EU
The Treaty on European Union provides for a Member State to leave the EU, either on the basis of a negotiated withdrawal agreement or without one. If the UK were to leave the EU following a referendum, it is likely that the Government would negotiate an agreement with the EU, which would probably contain transitional arrangements as well as provide for the UK’s long-term future relations with the EU. There is no precedent for such an agreement, but it would in all likelihood come at the end of complex and lengthy negotiations.
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Research Briefing
Background to the 2013 Spending Review
This note provides background information ahead of the 2013 Spending Review, which will be announced on the 26 June 2013.
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Research Briefing
A summary of the 2013 Budget
This note summarises the main points of the 2013 Budget.
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Research Briefing
Background to the 2013 Budget
This note sets out the economic and public finance background to the 2013 Budget.
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Research Briefing
Interest rates and inflation
On 7 March, the Bank of England announced that interest rates would be kept on hold at 0.5%. Interest rates have been unchanged for forty-eight months (since March 2009). The next interest rate announcement will be on 4 April. Inflation (measured by the change in the CPI) showed inflation at 2.7% in January 2013 for the fourth consecutive month and above the Bank of England’s 2% target for the thirty-eighth successive month. The next inflation figures (for February 2013) are due to be published on 19 March.
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Research Briefing
The 2012 Autumn Statement
This note summarises the main points of the Autumn Statement.
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Research Briefing
Background to the 2012 Autumn Statement
The Chancellor will present the Autumn Statement on 5 December. This note sets out the economic and public finance background to the Statement.
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Research Briefing
Bank of England Asset Purchase Facility Fund Limited (BEAPFF)
This short note provides background on the recent announcement that the Bank of England is to transfer to the Exchequer excess cash held by the Bank as part of its programme of Quantitative Easing (QE).
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Research Briefing
The eurozone crisis: action taken by the European Central Bank (ECB)
This note discusses some of the 'unconventional' measures taken by the ECB in response to the euro crisis and the political controversy they have generated.
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Research Briefing
UK/India trade statistics
This short note looks at UK/India trade statistics and was prepared for the Westminster Hall Private Members’ Debate on UK-India trade on Wednesday 25 January 2012.
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Research Briefing
UK Trade statistics
This note looks at UK trade and provides a summary of the key statistics behind the UK’s Balance of Trade.
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