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Public finances on track to reach OBR’s revised full year forecast
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- 19 Dec 2025
The public finance budget overrun was £16bn in the eight months to November 2025 and is expected to reach £20bn by the end of March 2026.
Chart of the week: Net migration
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- 12 Dec 2025
Our chart this week illustrates the fall, rise and fall again of net inward migration over the past eight years and asks whether it will bounce back to hit the OBR’s long-term assumption by the end of the decade.
How to prepare for the EU AI Act’s conformity assessments
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- 09 Dec 2025
Conformity assessments are a central pillar to the EU AI Act and apply to key types of high-risk AI systems. A panel of experts explains how the assessment process will work.
Chart of the week: Budget 2025 debt blues
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- 05 Dec 2025
Our chart this week illustrates how despite being a “tax-raising Budget”, the cumulative net effect of all the changes announced last week is to add £61bn to the public sector net debt forecast for 31 March 2030.
Chart of the week: Autumn Budget 2025
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- 27 Nov 2025
Our chart this week looks at how the Chancellor used tax rises to refill and increase her budget headroom after forecast revisions and spending increases eliminated the projected current budget surplus for 2029/30.
Economy explainers: what are interest rates?
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- 19 Nov 2025
Interest rates are often discussed in the media and political debates. But how are they calculated and how do they affect people and businesses? ICAEW experts offer this simple guide on interest rates, the future outlook and the challenges in managing them.
Is the EU Artificial Intelligence Act too restrictive?
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- 18 Nov 2025
The EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) fully comes into force in 2026, but could its regulatory approach put European companies at a disadvantage in the race for technological innovation?
New process for indirect exports from 15 December 2025
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- 14 Nov 2025
From next month, businesses may need to change how they move goods through indirect exports from Northern Ireland. Guidance shared by HMRC explains why this is the case and sets out the options for traders.
International Trade Week: Keep track of changing trade regulations with the EU
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- 03 Nov 2025
In the first of a series of articles for International Trade Week, we break down the main changes in EU import and export rules.
Is AI the cure for economic stagnation?
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- 14 Oct 2025
While economic growth is a priority for the UK Government, there are still doubts about whether technology and AI can truly serve as a saviour. Swedish economist Carl Benedikt Frey explores the key to economic success and increased productivity.
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