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George Osbourne stated in his budget speech on Wednesday, that Britain is "Open for business". Matt Cox spoke to Justin Urquhart Stewart, Co-Founder of Seven Investment Management, about the announcement and what it means for UK businesses.

Guests: Matt Cox,Justin Urquhart Stewart

Published: Thu 17 March 2016

John Longworth, Director General of The British Chambers of Commerce, will today claim that voters have a choice "between the devil and the deep blue sea" in the referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union. John joined Nigel Cassidy and Rachel Winter to talk about the BCC’s stance, whilst also looking ahead to their annual conference: ‘Britain’s Economy: New Dawn or Back to the Future?’.

Guests: Rachel Winter,John Longworth

Published: Thu 3 March 2016

The London Stock Exchange yesterday confirmed it was in detailed discussions with its German rival about an all-share merger. The exchanges have considered combining forces before. They agreed to merge in 2000 before a rival bid for the LSE from Sweden’s OM Gruppen scuppered the deal. The LSE then rejected a formal £1.3bn offer from Deutsche Börse in January 2005. So will it be third time lucky? Jasper Lawler, Market Analyst at CMC Markets, joins to discuss.

Guests: Chris Bailey,Jasper Lawler

Published: Wed 24 February 2016

David Buik, Market Commentator at Panmure Gordon, talks about the Brexit referendum and the implications of an EU deal for the City. The Institute of Directors has found that 60% of its directors plan to vote to remain, and an open letter signed by half of the FTSE100 chairmen and chief executives say that leaving the EU “would put the economy at risk”.

Guests: Louise Cooper,David Buik

Published: Mon 22 February 2016

Francesco Guerrera, Associate Editor and Chief Financial Correspondent at Politico Europe, joined Nigel Cassidy and Sara Sjölin after the first EU Council session ended in the early hours of Friday morning with no agreement on several key issues. Before negotiations reconvened, Francesco looked at what stage the talks were at.

Guests: Sara Sjölin,Francesco Guerrera

Published: Fri 19 February 2016

The make or break European Council Summit is due to get under way in Brussels. The crucial issues on the agenda: trying to agree a new UK membership deal to set the terms of an imminent referendum, and Europe’s response to the migration crisis. So is an agreement in reach? Ryan Heath, Senior EU Correspondent and Associate Editor at Politico Europe in Brussels, offers his views.

Guests: Louise Cooper,Ryan Heath

Published: Thu 18 February 2016

Negotiators are working hard to allow the European Council to agree on a final deal based on the demands presented by David Cameron. The French government, supported by Germany, has raised objections to the draft agreement put forward by European Council President Donald Tusk. Francesco Guerrera, Chief Financial Correspondent at Politico Europe, gives more on this.

Guests: Chris Bailey,Francesco Guerrera

Published: Tue 16 February 2016

Matt Cox has been hearing from Leo Cubbin and Phil Gaskell, Co-Founders of Ripstone, a gaming company based in Liverpool, who explained why the city is the new place for tech hubs and what drew them to create their tech startup.

Guests: Matt Cox,Leo Cubbin,Phil Gaskell

Published: Thu 11 February 2016

Billy Bambrough looks into the performance of sovereign wealth funds, amidst stock market crashes and falling commodity prices. Billy speaks to Enrico Soddu, Head of Data and Research at the Sovereign Wealth Centre, and Selina Sy, Associate Commercial Manager of Hedge Funds at Preqin.

Guests: Enrico Soddu,Selina Sy

Published: Wed 30 September 2015

The Bank of England has claimed that UK banks are vulnerable to the slowdown in China and other emerging market economies. Billy Bambrough speaks with Ian Gordon, Analyst at Investec, and Tom Burroughes, Group Editor at Wealthbriefing, about this.

Guests: Billy Bambrough,Ian Gordon,Tom Burroughes

Published: Mon 28 September 2015