Monday, May 11, 2009

United Kingdom, April 2009: Growth of optimism in the business sector

At the end of April, the index of business confidence in Britain rose to a maximum value over the past 5 months, which indicates the ability of companies protivostat deteriorating trading environment due to economic crisis. According to the British bank Lloyds TSB, the number of firms that expect significant improvement in the economic situation for the next 12 months, soared. The index reached 14 FCT v. -4 in March, which is the first positive and the maximum number since November last year. At the same time, balance, indicating a ratio of pessimistic and optimistic-minded companies in line with a weak level of optimism in the business sphere. The number of companies waiting to improve in the next 12 months was 35% to 22% in the previous month. "We must carefully consider the growth of the index. The economy continues to dive, and this means that the corporate sector is still faced with the tough conditions," - said Trevor Williams, chief economist of Lloyds TSB. The survey involved more than 200 companies.

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