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Smaller is larger: manufacturing’s contribution to GDP
Manufacturing’s contribution to the UK’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is much smaller than services. In 2010, manufacturing’s nominal Gross Value Added (GVA) – which effectively measures a sector’s...
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To reignite growth: ban share buybacks?
Admittedly, the topic of share buybacks, when companies repurchase their shares to return money to investors, may not immediately set the pulses racing. However, if William Lazonick is right, cracking...
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Large scale tax avoidance undermines capitalism
Yet another large company has recently been accused of tax avoidance: Apple has allegedly exploited US tax loopholes to avoid $9bn in taxes there. This follows all the controversy here in the UK over...
View ArticleDuring UK export week: How Singapore became a net exporter
Given that this is Export Week, it feels appropriate to re-examine the UK’s position as an exporter. Exporting – it may seem a little obvious to point out – is of paramount importance for UK business...
View ArticlePublic consent for selling off British business is Pfizzling out, but it...
The debate over Pfizer’s bid for the UK drugs giant AstraZeneca continues to rumble on this week. At a price of £63 billion plus, this takeover would be the largest ever of a British company, but one...
View ArticleThe customer is always right – they should know the life expectancy of goods
France is forcing manufacturers of appliances like TVs, phones and white goods to display the life expectancy of their products. The law is part of a raft of measures including requirements for vendors...
View ArticleTakeover hoaxes and opportunistic investors deter companies from listing
If you want to know one of the reasons the number of companies going public is falling then look at the hoax bid to buy Twitter. The social media company’s shares spiked by 8.5 per cent this week after...
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