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Issue - March 2012

How the 50 most profitable companies in Wales are making more money; contrasting regeneration efforts in Newport and the Gwent Valleys; the care home industry; and an interview with Tenovus cancer charity chief executive Claudia McVie.

Improving bit by bit

“Australia. North America. London… and Cwmbran”. The office sites of telecoms software provider Tribold are proof, if any were needed, that there’s more to this well-positioned part ofWales than might meet the eye.

Protected by profits

First the good news for Welsh business. The most profitable companies in Wales are making more money. Last year, Insider’s Profit 50 reported a total surplus of £1.14bn. This year the 50 reported a total of £1.38bn. That’s a 21 per cent rise in earnings in a year.

Got any protection?

I have a confession to make. I felt a twinge of sympathy for Stephen Hester, the Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive who was pressurised into giving up his share bonus.

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