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Issue - September 2010

Are banks lending more now? Some say they are, perhaps spurred on by greater competition and a more benign economic scene. The September issue of Insider weighs up whether the banking revival is real in Wales. There’s also a look at our green industry, which appears to be lagging behind other parts of the UK. We hear from manufacturers who have survived and thrived, talk to companies who hire university students, and weigh up the options for Christmas parties. Plus interviews with Redrow chairman Steve Morgan and Paul Ragan, the business angel and Cardiff Devils chief executive.

Tax powers could be growth incentive

Here’s one thing you can say for Wales: we are not short of suggestions for how improvements could be made. Bangor’s Professor Colyn Gardner in our cover story says Cardiff needs more bankers. And wind farm builder David Williams would like the planning system speeded up.

Steve Morgan

Douglas Friedli meets the chairman of Redrow and Wolves, who wants to create a triangle of enterprise in Wales and England.

Return of the banks

More competition and a feeling that the banks are more willing to lend is injecting some much-needed optimism, find Douglas Friedli and John Sanders.

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