6+ hour, 45+ min ago  (148+ words) Professor Philip McCannSir Terry Leahy Chair of Urban and Regional Economics Alliance Manchester Business School That signal is crucial for investors. It builds confidence, reduces perceived risk and, over time, helps to narrow the cost-of-capital gap faced by businesses in…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago  (374+ words) The Barclays Regional Investment Map, which provides insights into UK company funding and growth, reveals a continued surge in activity across the UK's Industrial Strategy (IS8) sectors, which now account for 1.35 million active UK companies. According to new analysis from Barclays…...