Sterling made gains of 0.5% against the euro and 0.8% against the US dollar today after the Office of National Statistics released data showing that a record number of people were in work in Q4 2018 and that weekly…
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Where did the town of Bellac get its name?
The official tourism website posits several possibilities, but we find ourselves favouring the idea that it’s simply an amalgamation of ‘Belle’ and ‘lac’… in short, ‘beautiful lake’. Even if that doesn’t entirely make sense (the only body of water here is the Vincou river). Still, you get the gist.
Banking in France Banking in France can seem very different to what you are used to. Things are changing and internet banking is becoming more popular, but some of the processes can still seem very dated and not very customer…
The pound had another difficult week. GDP expanded by just 0.2% in the fourth quarter, just a third of what it achieved in Q3. The trade deficit widened in December and business investment fell 1.4% in the quarter and…
