Eurozone escapes recession; UK mortgage approvals hit 18-month high – as it happened
by Graeme Wearden from on (#6MEVB)
Fastest growth in 18 months as GDP expands by better-than-expected 0.3% in Q1 2024, after two quarters of contraction
Hungary has returned to growth, in an encouraging sign for Eastern Europe's economy.
Hungary's gross domestic product grew by 0.8% in the first quarter of this year, new data shows, having previously stagnated with 0% growth in the last quarter of 2023.
The plan we are announcing today will result in the reduction of around 1,500 roles out of a total UK workforce of 37,000.
While these plans are still subject to consultation, we will seek to find alternative opportunities wherever possible through the roles created by this plan and our existing recruitment process that makes c.15,000 hires each year.
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