Large companies stimulated to spend between £5.8bn and £6.5bn on innovation Increase in patents filed after first year of claim SME claimants on average have ten times revenue size compared to non-claimants Firms using the Patent Box Scheme display a 10% increase in capital investment The R&D tax relief schemes and R&D expenditure credit (RDEC) […]
Amidst the pandemic, the tech sector is seeing growth and has the second highest number of jobs advertised following the healthcare sector. Online digital skills courses provided by IoC partners have enrolled more than 600,000 learners to date, boosting their employability (almost 20% of learners on these courses are unemployed or looking for work and […]
“Flatten the curve.” Do you remember that phrase? It was on everyone’s lips back in the spring, when the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic began rampaging across the world in earnest. By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber At the time, the idea was that the best way to combat the germ known as SARS […]
Private and public sector debt to skyrocket amid pandemic, says GlobalData News Release provided by Global Data The global debt level is expected to surge significantly in the first half of 2020 due to uncertain financial conditions and the reduction of the central bank’s policy rate around the world amid the COVD-19 pandemic, says GlobalData, […]
Four Scenarios For The Global Economy After Covid-19 By ING’s Carsten Brzeski And James Smith ING Authors Carsten Brzeski and James Smith map out the hit to the global economy and possible path for recovery under four different coronavirus scenarios While quarantining and social distancing is the right prescription to combat COVID-19’s public health impact, […]