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Read the latest Santander news articles and press releases that are relevant to your business sector.

20th Apr 2017
Education
News

Addressing gender and economic imbalance, Liverpool Girl Geeks promote opportunities for females to enter the tech industry, through mentored projects, events and aspiration raising. They believe that by promoting inclusion for all and breaking down the current gender stereotypes they will also begin to address the digital skills gap.

While Mexico is currently the world’s 15th-largest economy, the World Bank has predicted it will become the fifth largest by 2050. Its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita is larger than countries such as Brazil, Russia, India and China, and, off the back of its fast growth, Mexico is edging up the list of countries that UK businesses should be looking to export to.

The gym, which has just extended their lease for 15 years, now boasts new studios for increased numbers of classes, improved facilities and equipment for existing members, as well as increased capacity for new members. Three new members of staff have been recruited to deliver more classes and service the increased member base.

20th Apr 2017
Food & Drink

Given that whisky has been made in Scotland for over half a millennium, how old do you think the oldest whisky distillery in England is? 300 years? 200? In fact, the English Whisky Company, based in Norfolk at the aptly named St George’s Distillery is the oldest English distillery but was only established in 2005. In whisky terms, the EWC could almost be described as a start-up.

20th Apr 2017
Real estate
Finance

A new £10 million property fund aimed at supporting smaller scale North East construction and property development projects has been launched. The North East Property Fund was conceived by FW Capital, the investment company based in the North of England, who will now manage the fund. It is backed by Santander and the North East LEP.

20th Apr 2017
Manufacturing

Risks on the radar

Strong fundamentals and long order books mean that the aerospace sector is fairly resilient in the face of short-term demand fluctuations. However, there is a range of risks and uncertainties that could jeopardise this positive outlook over the next few years.

In particular, the UK’s decision to leave the EU could have significant consequences for the shape of the aerospace supply chain, while geopolitical developments could mean a less supportive external demand environment for the sector.

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