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UK economy shrinks by record 9.9% in 2020 pandemic
The biggest fall in national income for 311 years. That is the startling economic cost revealed today of a year of restrictions and lockdowns.
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Small UK Lender Triggers Concern Across US Credit Markets Amid Risk Exposure Fears
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