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Tuesday, August 23, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
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Business confidence monitor,
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Q3 2011,
Robin Fieth
Scott Barnes, CEO of Grant Thornton, and Robin Fieth, Executive Director, Finance & Operations, ICAEW, give their thoughts on the recent ICAEW/Grant Thornton UK Business Confidence Monitor (BCM). The video report lasts three minutes – or jump to the relevant question via the links below.
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Monday, August 22, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
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Economy,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: business,
economy,
Scott Barnes,
ICAEW,
Michael Izza,
business news,
confidence,
BCM,
Business confidence monitor,
index,
monitor,
Q3 2011

The latest ICAEW/Grant Thornton UK Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) shows a decline in confidence this quarter – read on to find out why.
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Economy,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: economy,
video,
retail,
Scott Barnes,
recovery,
ICAEW,
engineering,
Michael Izza,
manufacturing,
construction,
business news,
confidence,
BCM,
Business confidence monitor,
demand

UK businesses have lowered expectations for 2011 as business confidence weakened once more in Q4, according to the latest ICAEW/Grant Thornton UK Business Confidence Monitor (BCM). This suggests that economic growth next year will be slower than forecast with companies reluctant to invest and back the recovery.
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