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Paul Tucker is standing down as Deputy Governor of the Bank of England.
Expected inflation rise a blow to recovery
Inflation is expected to increase this week, dealing a blow to hopes that a moderation cost of living rises would help to support an economic recovery.
Bangor firm takes the biscuit with major Japanese orders
AS Japan's premier Shinzo Abe jets in to Northern Ireland for the G8, a shamrock-shaped shortbread from Co Down is growing in popularity back home.
Summit follow-up call to boost local economy
ECONOMIC champions should be appointed by each G8 country to secure the legacy of the event by promoting trade with Northern Ireland, it's been claimed.
Insurer to offer sick pay cover
LV has become the first major insurer to offer simplified sick pay insurance.
Belfast student bar The Elms could become Tesco store
A former Botanic Inns pub in south Belfast is under consideration by Tesco for conversion into a convenience store, the Belfast Telegraph understands.
Wise men should look East for remedy for economic woes
David Cameron likes to suggest that the UK has to "compete in the global race". And the chancellor, George Osborne, once spoke wistfully of sponsoring a "march of the makers".
Boost for Ulster north coast after property crash symbol Marine Hotel reopens
A SEASIDE hotel in Co Antrim which became an unfortunate emblem of the property crash has now reopened with the creation of 26 jobs.
Let's show world Northern Ireland mean business
Wouldn't it be great if it was like this all the time?, hollers Van Morrison in Coney Island. The phrase was also used in a very successful advertising campaign to help encourage Northern Ireland's population to say Yes to the Good Friday Agreement in the early '90s and will be remembered fondly by people of a certain age, ie the Belfast Telegraph business desk.
Belfast coffee shop owner ground down by G8 security disruption
A coffee shop owner has predicted "another disastrous weekend" for Belfast traders after he was told that he will not be able to receive deliveries after 8am on Saturday and Monday because of planned events to mark the G8 summit in Co Fermanagh.
Entrepreneurs seek angels in Dragon's Den
UP to 80 'angel investors' have met entrepreneurs in Co Down who need up to £500,000 funding for new business ideas.
Banks need to be good, says new archbishop Welby
The Archbishop of Canterbury has called for the UK's banking industry "to be good".
Power NI defends 18% price hike
POWER NI has defended an almost 18% rise in customer bills, blaming it on a 70% increase in gas prices in March and problems with an undersea power cable.
Kate Moss sells fake tan to Brazilians
Supermodel Kate Moss has single-handedly helped fake tan lotion St Tropez to shrug off the dismal weather and increase sales since she became the "face and body" of the brand a month ago.
Probe call on Google's 'contrived' tax schemes
An influential parliamentary committee has called on HM Revenue & Customs to "fully investigate" Google, after finding that the internet giant uses "highly contrived" tax schemes with the purpose of avoiding corporation tax on its multibillion-pound UK revenues.
Lloyds to be quizzed over Co-op
Lloyds Banking Group bosses are to be grilled by MPs over the collapse of the lender's deal to sell more than 630 branches to The Co-operative Bank.
Ulster Bank future unsure as RBS chief quits
The departure of Stephen Hester from the helm of RBS doesn't make a sale of Ulster Bank any more likely, according to a banking analyst.
Sainsbury's keeps pressure on rivals
Supermarket chain Sainsbury's has kept up the pressure on faltering rival Tesco by extending its run of sales growth to a 34th quarter in a row.
Exports strategy is a real breath of fresh air for Brookvent
A CO Antrim manufacturing firm has grown turnover by 50% by expanding exports to the Baltic States, the Netherlands, Poland and China.
Small firms get green light
A £3m plan to help small firms commercialise sustainable business ideas has been launched in Co Fermanagh.
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1,700 staff at plants in four continents
EDWARD Haughey, also known as The Right Honourable Lord Ballyedmond, established his veterinary pharmaceutical business in 1968.
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