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INTELLIGENCE AND INSIGHT FOR ICAEW MEMBERS
ISSUE 2 | MARCH 2012 | ICAEW.COM/ECONOMIA
CATHY NEWMAN JOHN REDWOOD PENNY POWER MICHAEL D. WATKINS
JULIA WILSON NIGEL EASTAWAY GEORGE MAGNUS JAMES DUBOIS
RINGING THE CHANGES
VODAFONE CFO ANDY HALFORD TALKS TOUGH
ON TAX, INNOVATION AND MOBILE DATA
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WE CAN FUND YOUR CLIENTS' GROWTH PLANS TO THE LET
e budget must promote growth over austerity Whe
DAILY INSIGHT AND FRESH ANALYSIS ONLINE
ECONOMIA Contents March 2012 MARK HARRISON
ECONOMIA Contents People and quotes Some of t
Powerful team. Independent spirit. As one of the
AWARDS 2011 WINNERS Seven great reasons t
Contributors Editorial advisory board Chair: A
In review The stories that matter most from the m
THE AUDIT £888m GADGET OF THE MONTH GAD
Good news bad news Barclays, lent 14% mo
THE AUDIT Talking point Is HS2 a waste of pu
EVENTS TO LOOK OUT FOR PLATFORM 2012 17-18 March
THE AUDIT MUIR VIDLER As I see it Mark Donnelly
Salary survey Recruitment firm Hays has published
THE AUDIT European tour With the European Union's
THE BIG IDEA Daniel Goleman Emotional intelligenc
THE AUDIT The graph Twitter top 100
Tales from the front line Real stories from th
THE AUDIT
Michael Izza Is the UK open for business? T
opinion Thank you for the
Penny Power Thedigital generation means business
OPINION Cathy Newman Lies, damned lies and dubiou
OPINION Jason Cowley Salmond's leap of faith I
PwC Manual of accounting series 2012 Expert finan
Michael D. Watkins Leadership in a time of crisis
opinion Letter from America Agency assassins don’
Land of opportunity Colombia is shrugg
COLOMBIA IWAN BAAN, ANDREW ROWAT, GETTY IMAGES,
COLOMBIA COLOMBIAN BUSINESS ETIQUETTE What
Norway AT A GLANCE Continuing our pro les of busi
NORWAY IWAN BAAN INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE Thank
Despite macro-economic shocks and with two signi
COVER STORY
“We need to be focused on value for money, but ou
COVER STORY
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INTERNATIONAL AUSTRALIA PHOTOGRAPHY: PATRICK BIN
How bad is the British economy? What are its pros
BUDGET SPECIAL EYEVINE OPPORTUNITY A panel of m
1997-2007 George Osborne is following in the foo
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Steve Harley – Relationship Director, Lloyds Bank
GROWTH SUPPORTING MEDIU
BUSINESS IS SWEET With exibility, resili
GROWTH JAMES BEDFORD economia MARCH 2012
From the cocoa bean harvests of its St Lucia plan
growth research. “We have 100,000 me
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STRATEGY SURVIVAL
because we are still not out of recession. “The e
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FINANCING CREATIVITY
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LEADERSHIP BEYOND NUMBERS As the role of na
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leadership NiNe steps to prepare for the Gro
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NEWS Updates HMRC TARGETS TRADESPEOPLE A
briefing retail prices index Retail pri
AUDIT Make or break for audit reform in 2012
BRIEFING support from those asked to
LEGAL Hand in hand Changes introduced
briefing strained lending environmen
STANDARDS Shaking up regulation There's been
briefing F inancial regulation is under
STANDARDS Heads of delegations atten
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DISCIPLINARIES Member devised bonus ruse to get
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LOW-HANGING FRUIT Continuing our series on altern
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