Business confidence rises as investment and hiring intentions improve
Business confidence across the North West has risen to the highest level since the EU Referendum despite increasing economic and political uncertainty, according to the latest Business in Britain report from Lloyds Bank.
Business confidence – calculated as an average of respondents’ expected sales, orders and profits over the next six months – is now among the highest in the UK after rising five points to 31% since July 2017.
As a result, the net balance of firms looking to grow investment in the next six months leapt by 1... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
