The scale of industrial production growth for May this year surprised the market. Analysts expected lower readings than reported by the Central Statistical Office (GUS), which reported that industrial output sold in May increased by 5.4% in May, while construction and assembly by 20.8%.more
Sainsbury's £12 billion merger with Asda could result in higher prices and reduced choice for consumers, according to supermarket rivals and suppliers.more
Debit card payments have overtaken cash use for the first time, new figures show, as contactless technology takes a firm hold on day-to-day spending.more
A recently published report by Tourism South East (TSE) has concluded that last year's Jane Austen 200 commemorations contributed £21 million to Hampshire's economy with more than a million extra visitors being attracted to the county to follow in the author's footstepsmore
Wage growth unexpectedly slipped to 2.8% from 2.9% in the three months to April, despite unemployment falling by 38,000 to 1.42 million, official figures show. Economists had expected wage growth to remain steady at 2.9%.more
Without various incentive mechanisms, the electric vehicle market will grow more slowly in Poland than in other European countries, despite the fact that the number of Poles who are considering the purchase of such a car has increased - according to the 2018 Electromobility Barometer.more
Dublin is now among the top 100 most expensive cities in the world, ahead of Abu Dhabi and Silicon Valley. A report by ECA International showed the capital has jumped 48 places from 120 to become the 72nd most costly city.more
The leaders of the G7 countries gathered at the summit in the Canadian La Malbaie managed to reach a compromise on the final declaration, despite differences of opinion and difficult talks about American customs - announced Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau.more
Boris Johnson has reignited a cabinet row over Brexit by warning that talks with the EU are heading for a "meltdown" and describing Philip Hammond's Treasury as "the heart of Remain".more
Drone technology could add £42bn to the UK economy by 2030, by increasing productivity and creating value through data collections, according to new research.more
Discovery is preparing plans to relocate its London-based European TV hub to Europe as it undertakes contingency planning for the potential of no post-Brexit TV deal being struck.more
An independent Scotland would not join the euro currency, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Monday, adding there was "absolutely nothing" stopping the country keeping the pound.more
The British Deputy Minister of Trade Greg Hands believes that the negotiations on the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union should be important for Poland because of the implications for citizens' rights, trade and security issues.more
Poles have already established over 60,000 Poles in the British Isles companies, and the United Kingdom is our third trading partner - said the Minister of entrepreneurship and technology Jadwiga Emilewicz yesterday during the United Kingdom-Poland Economic Forum.more
In a sad day for British watchers of European data, the EU's official statistics office Eurostat has started publishing data for the bloc without the UK as it gears up for Brexit next March.more
If you're a Virgin Media customer, be prepared for your bills to go up this summer. The company has followed EE and Three by raising its prices for its 1.6 million customers.more
According to analysts from BZ WBK, Polish GDP surprised with its strength in the first quarter of 2018. In the preliminary reading, the CSO showed economic growth of 5,1 percent year to year against 4.9 per cent for the fourth quarter of 2017.more
