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British finance minister paints bleak picture of economy
(AFP)

British News

AFP - Britain's economic downturn is worse than previously thought and there is no extra money available for public spending, finance minister Alistair Darling said in an interview published Saturday.
Source: Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Economy UK

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European Business News

AFP - Britain's recession-battered economy shrank at its fastest pace in more than 50 years during the first quarter of 2009 in the worst global slowdown in decades, revised official data showed on Tuesday. Source: Yahoo! News: Business - European Economy

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UK economy 'faces tough recovery'

The UK economy has begun to emerge from recession but growth next year will be fragile, the CBI forecasts. Ref. Source 4

Economy UK

Recession in UK 'still not over'

A leading business group has cast doubt on whether the UK economy emerged from recession in the third quarter. Ref. Source 6

Economy UK

UK economy is in the longest recession

UK economy is in the longest recession since records began in the 1950s, after shrinking -0.4% in the third quarter. Ref. BBC

UK Economy

Apparently today the recession will officially be over in the UK. Most people, especially people with their own business aren't that optimistic though.

The government have release a bunch of facts and figures showing that things are on the rise, but obviously they are not showing the full story and it will be a good while yet until everything is really back to some kind of normality.

UK Economy

No More Recession

The UK economy is in recovery, and out of recession, after official figures show GDP grew by 0.1% in the last quarter of 2009. Ref. BBC

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UK inflation rate rises to 3.4%

The UK CPI inflation rate rises to 3.4% in March from 3% the month before, official figures show. Ref. Source 7