The Voice of Dumfries & Galloway Business

Dumfries & Galloway Chamber of Commerce acts as the "voice" of business throughout the region. We currently have an office in Dumfries supporting the business community locally and also nationally through our membership of Scottish Chambers of Commerce and their affiliation to the British Chamber of Commerce. We support issues raised by the business community and lobby at local and national level.

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BBC Business News

Toyota in global recall of Prius
Toyota recalls thousands of Prius cars worldwide because of braking problems, in a new blow to the world's largest carmaker.
Head of City regulator steps down
Hector Sants, chief executive of the Financial Services Authority, announces he is to step down as head of the City regulator.
Lloyds and RBS 'failing to lend'
Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds are criticised by MPs for failing to lend enough to homeowners and businesses.
January chill for housing market
Activity in the UK housing market was frozen by the snowy weather although prices continued to rise, surveyors say.
Bad weather hits January sales
UK retail sales described as 'awful' as icy weather and the unsteady economy keep shoppers at home.
Nissan reports return to profit
Japanese carmaker Nissan has reported a return to profit for the last three months of 2009.
Swiss bank UBS returns to profit
Swiss bank UBS reports its first quarterly profit for a year, helped by lower costs and a large tax credit
Warning on sending money overseas
People transferring money abroad should only use authorised or registered services, the City regulator warns.
About 100 jobs to go at Mini base
About 100 jobs are set to go at BMW's Mini plant in Swindon where the firm said there was an surplus of workers.
Former BP boss admits fears about publicly revealing his sexuality
Former BP chief Lord Browne, admits knowledge of his sexuality could have prevented him from landing the top job at the oil firm.
Price of loyalty
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Ghosn's goal
Nissan-Renault's head plans an electric-car future
Expert advice
How to go about getting the mortgage you want
Hewitt on Europe
Is the euro being stretched to breaking point?
dot.Rory
Who else will use BT's broadband network?
Business elan
France rediscovers its entrepreneurial spirit
BSkyB to sell most of ITV stake
The pay-TV group BSkyB has given up its court fight over ITV and has cut its stake to meet competition rules.
Ofgem label shows 'green' power
The power regulator, Ofgem, is bringing in a new scheme that forces supplier to prove they are cutting emissions.
Olympic firms in £1bn loan pledge
Lloyds Bank says it is earmarking a special fund to alert businesses around the country to Olympic-related opportunities.
Administration for Ethel Austin
Clothing retailer Ethel Austin and its sister firm Au Naturale go into administration, raising fears about the future of 3,700 staff.
UK firms 'cut dividends by £10bn'
Shareholders in UK companies saw their dividend payments cut by £10bn last year, according to a report.
More pay freezes likely in 2010
Workers face a second year of pay freezes despite rising inflation and the UK's emergence from recession, a report says.
Ex-Merrill boss takes over at CIT
The former chief executive of Merrill Lynch, John Thain, was at the heart of the bonus row - now he has a new job as boss of US lender CIT.
Pensioners warned on tax codes
Pensioners have been warned to look out for mistakes in tax code notices being sent out by HM Revenue & Customs.
Xstrata resumes dividends
Mining group Xstrata is to resume dividend payments despite reporting a drop in full-year profits.
SAP chief Leo Apotheker resigns
The chief executive of SAP unexpectedly resigns after his contract is not renewed, the company says.
Tullow close to Ugandan oil deal
Heritage Oil says the sale of its assets in Uganda to the UK's Tullow Oil will be approved "imminently".
Japanese brewers call off merger
Japanese brewing and food groups Kirin and Suntory call off merger talks having failed to agree terms.
Nokia dismisses US legal action
Nokia says it will defend itself "vigorously" against a class action filed in New York alleging the firm misled investors.
Santander fault hits customers
A power cut knocked out cash machine and online services for customers with Santander bank on Sunday.
IT glitch causes more tax errors
Revenue staff tip off Radio 4's Money Box that there are more tax code problems than their bosses are admitting to.
Personal insolvency 'record high'
The number of people who were declared insolvent in England and Wales hit a record high in the last quarter of 2009, figures show.
Indian economy 'to grow by 7.2%'
India's fast economic growth forecast for this year raises the chance that state support could be withdrawn.
Ex-IMF economist warns on UK debt
Britain should be seen in the same category of highly indebted countries such as Greece, a leading economist says.
Surprise fall in US unemployment
The US unemployment rate unexpectedly fell in January, to its lowest level in five months, official figures show.
'Outrage' over BAE deal
Campaigners express anger as defence group BAE Systems strikes a deal to end UK and US investigations into its affairs.
BA reports £50m loss
British Airways says it made a loss of £50m ($79m) in the three months to December 2009, which was smaller than expected.
Profit warning hits Icap shares
Shares in money broker Icap slump 19.5% on Friday after it warns its full-year profits would fail to meet market expectations.
Hants sign 'world franchise' deal
Hampshire form an alliance with IPL team Rajasthan Royals which they hope will become the first global cricket franchise.
Pompey hopeful over court battle
Portsmouth say they are close to reaching an agreement to avoid being wound up in the High Court.
Guidelines for financial journalists
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