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Businesses are predicting GDP will have grown by 0.5% in the third quarter of 2012, although leaders are still warning of stagnation.

The Confederation of British Industry and British Chambers of Commerce have each cut their 2012 UK GDP forecasts and called for the government to do more to prompt growth.

The British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) has revised down its forecast for economic growth this year, from 0.6% to 0.1%

The British Chambers of Commerce has cut its forecast for UK GDP growth for 2012 and has called for the government to announce a modest fiscal stimulus should public sector borrowing come in under target for 2011/12.

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has held fire on its quantitative easing (QE) programme and kept interest rates at their historical low of 0.5%.

AIFA has appointed Chris Hannant as policy director, replacing Andrew Strange who left in August.

The UK economy has "significantly weakened" with domestic demand at a two-year low, but a recession is not inevitable, the latest quarterly survey by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) concludes.

Pension professionals, advisers, businesses and consumer groups have responded to a Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) inquiry into auto-enrolment and the National Employment Savings Trust.

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has slashed its forecast for UK GDP growth this year for the third time as the economy continues to wane.

The British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) suggests the government exempt new businesses from upcoming pension reforms so they will be more prepared to take on staff.