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info@commonwealthcontractors.comGlasgow will host the 20th Commonwealth Games from the 27th July to 3rd August 2014. The first event was held in 1930 and has taken place every four years ever since except in 1942 and 1946. The Games include the usual Olympic sports and some that are played mainly in Commonwealth countries, such as lawn […]
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The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) published a report last month which was funded by Google and one of its key findings was that the digital economy is poorly served by conventional definitions and datasets. Big data methods can provide richer, more informative and more up to date analysis. According to NIESR […]
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto would like to change the Mexican constitution in order to allow private companies to invest it its oil industry. The ban on private investment has been in place since 1938 following worker protests against foreign owned oil companies when the then President, Lazaro Cárdenas, formed the state owned company Pemex […]
In terms of excitement London has had a good run in recent years with the Royal Wedding of William and Kate in April 2011, The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012, The Olympics & Para Olympics in 2012, Andy Murray’s win at Wimbledon a few weeks ago and this week the birth of a boy to […]
UKBA online service for booking appointments in the UK will be unavailable between 20:00 Thursday 18 July to 23:00 on Thursday 18 July 2013 while they do essential maintenance. This service is for applicants in the UK wishing to book an appointment for a premium application at one of the public enquiry offices, or to […]
According to a recent interview in the FT with Sally Fisher, a Deloitte partner, there is a real mis-match between the skills that companies need within finance and the types of skills that finance staff possess. Fisher, a specialist in organisation and change, believes that typically a third of the people in fiance are happy to lead […]
The Republic of Croatia became a member of the EU on the 1st July. This means that Croation nationals can now move and live freely in any member state of the EU. Member states may restrict access to the labour market for a transitional period and the UK is taking up the option to do […]
Kazakhstan was brought to the attention of the world by Sacha Baron Cohen in 2006 when he lampooned the country in his movie Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. The Kazakhstan people were a little uneasy about the film but the government were delighted with the tenfold increase in […]
The G8 Summit held on the shores of Lough Erne in Northern Ireland, just a few miles from Enniskillen, is expected to give a boost to the economy on both sides of the border. This summit was hosted by David Cameron representing the UK and attended by the heads of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, […]
On 11 June 2012 the Government announced changes to the Immigration Rules for non-European Economic Area (non-EEA) nationals applying to enter or remain in the UK on the family migration route. The changes came into effect for new applicants from the 9th July 2012 and were a response to the pressure on the government to […]