Article: UK Businesses Demonstrate Confidence in Current Economy; Barclays Commercial Bank Survey Reveals

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LONDON, August 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly three quarters of UK businesses surveyed in a recent Barclays Commercial Bank poll now describe their attitude towards the economy as either 'hopeful' or 'excited', while a similar amount are either continuing to grow or predict they will return to growth within the next 12 months.

The Connecting Business survey*, carried out at Barclays Commercial events (http://www.barclays.co.uk/commercial/ turningthecorner/events/) held at locations across the UK, found that 57 per cent of respondents characterised their ...

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