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Podcast: Beyond Currency
Episode: 27th January 2022 - UK businesses less enthusiastic over growth prospects
Description: "Inward investment into the UK is still at a very healthy level but is not being matched by direct investment into businesses by the companies themselves.
While 50% of investors believe that the attractiveness of the UK has improved over the past quarter, only 30% of business owners agree.
Supply chain difficulties, rising energy costs, finding suitable employees, and rising wages are all factors that are making businesses hang on to what they have, rather than invest in their futures.
One of the most obvious areas that is being neglected is investment in new machinery. There has been a significant drop in...