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Government "Enterprise Zones" aim to stimulate economic growth.

The Government hopes its 'Enterprise Zones' around the UK will regenerate local areas. Over half of small businesses want to recruit new staff, but can't find the right people.

Presented by Mickey Clark and Jeremy Naylor.

The Coalition Government hopes its plan for "Enterprise Zones" around the UK will regenerate local areas, creating 30,000 new jobs by 2015. At the same time, over half of small businesses want to recruit new staff, but are having difficulty finding the right people.

Manchester United is planning to raise over £600 million pounds in a partial floatation on the Singapore Stock Exchange, but why choose the Singapore over Hong Kong? We speak to an expert who explains all.

Finally, accountants KPMG are warning that the UK's top banks will struggle to grow over the next 6 months because of increasing regulatory costs.

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