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Baqus in fresh takeover move

QUANTITY surveying consultancy Baqus is in “advanced discussions” with a second Liverpool-based firm as it continues on the acquisition trail. Read

Former Bank chief cancels speech

THE former president of the World Bank, James Wolfensohn, has cancelled his appearance in Liverpool tomorrow. Read

ChinaLink chief to move on

THE director of Liverpool-based ChinaLink is to leave the organisation after nine years. Read

Two ways of assessing unemployment

THERE are two main ways of counting unemployment – the Labour Force Survey (LFS) unemployment count and the jobseeker’s allowance claimant count. Read

The inward investment director

MARK BASNETT, The Mer- sey Partnership’s director of investment, says some potential inward investors have deferred decisions to set up in the region because of worsening economic conditions, but argues the region is still well-positioned to take advantage of the opportunities being created by the downturn. Read

The national view

UNEMPLOYMENT figures in the UK are expected to get worse because they do not yet include the heavy losses from the banking sector. Read

Rise in city’s jobseekers slows against UK trend

OFFICIAL figures released last week showed that, while the number of people claiming jobseeker’s allowance rose across Liverpool city region in September, it did so at a slower rate than the average for the North West and the rest of the UK. Read

Bridge developers look east

CHINESE investment cash is being sought to back the £431m Mersey Gateway project – the second crossing between Runcorn and Widnes – which will be majority funded by the private sector. Read

Jaguars coming off the production line at the Halewood plant

Region bucks trend as unemployment soars

LIVERPOOL city region bucked the national trend last month as unemployment figures released yesterday showed its increase in jobseekers was significantly lower than the rest of the UK. Read

Region bucks trend as unemployment soars

LIVERPOOL city region bucked the national trend last month as unemployment figures released yesterday showed its increase in jobseekers was significantly lower than the rest of the UK. Read

by Alex Turner, Liverpool Daily Post

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Firm secures £10m repairs contract

A SOUTH Liverpool building firm has secured a £10m contract to repair and maintain social housing. Read

Inflation hit 16-year high last month

INFLATION hit a 16-year high in September, but economists believe the year-long spiral in the cost of living could soon be over. Read

Research group urges cut in interest rates down to 3% to deal with the effects of credit crunch

INTEREST rates of 3% could be necessary to cope with the credit crunch, according to the Liverpool Macroeconomic Research Group. Read

US reveals $250bn banking bail-out

America follows Europe to tackle the financial crisis. Wesley Johnson reports. Read

Sandwich bar’s third Mersey site opens up in Birkenhead precinct

O’BRIENS Sandwich Bar has opened its third Merseyside cafe in Birkenhead. Read

Building on success

CONSTRUCTION and management consult-ants Turner & Towns-end celebrated the launch of its Liverpool office with an evening reception at the city’s Hard Days Night Hotel. Read

Unsecured creditors out of luck in £50m Cains collapse

LIVERPOOL brewer Cains was bought back by its owners for £103,750, weeks after it collapsed with debts in the region of £50m. Read

Billions failing to thaw the frozen markets

THE fresh billions thrown at the financial system by the Treasury and Bank of England showed few signs of thawing frozen money markets yesterday. Read

Firm chooses Runcorn twice

AN ENGINEERING firm has chosen to locate its second site in Runcorn’s Manor Park. Read

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