It was about maintaining economic stability, boosting business confidence and "sustaining an enterprise culture".
There are fears that a Cornwall Council review into Newquay airport's future may damage business confidence.
The Ifo business confidence index dropped to 106.7 in March from 107.4 in February.
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However, Employment rose to 24.73 from 23.08 and 6-month Business Confidence increased to 52.69 from 47.44.
Regime uncertainty lessened and business confidence rose commensurately making firms more willing to invest.
In Europe, too, surveys of consumer and business confidence confirm that an upturn is under way.
This includes opinion polls masquerading as economic stats like consumer confidence, or business confidence.
Consumer confidence rose sharply in recent months, as did retail sales and small business confidence.
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Meantime, lower unemployment in Germany and upbeat business confidence in the EU were reported Thursday.
Figures published on May 27th showed Dutch business confidence fell to a four-month low in April.
However some analysts questioned whether the move will have the desired effect of boosting business confidence.
This implies that interest rates have peaked, which should help to boost business confidence.
He made virtually no progress, though, on restoring business confidence or attracting investors from abroad.
In the meantime, federal spending cuts and upper-income tax cuts will restore business confidence.
It would wallop global investor and business confidence at a time when both are scarce.
And business confidence has also been undermined by uncertainties about tax reform and other government policies.
In the Philippines, privatization has sparked solid economic growth and kept business confidence high.
The ACCA survey business confidence readings are consistent with contraction in the core economies.
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The business lobby has argued that resolving the fiscal cliff would boost consumer and business confidence.
It had a direct negative impact on the economy, on confidence -- consumer confidence and business confidence.
The UK's manufacturing sector output continued to grow modestly, according to a key index of business confidence.
However, the research suggested that Scottish small business confidence and investment intentions lagged behind the UK average.
Business confidence has floundered, with foreign investments declining about 40 percent in the first half of 2012.
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"The chancellor needs to use his autumn statement to boost business confidence with game-changing new ideas, " he added.
Reports overnight said consumer and business confidence in the core EU countries dropped for the sixth straight month.
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That Obama severely damaged business confidence in this country and delayed the recovery by at least six months.
Factories saw a 6.3% rise in demand for non-defence capital goods, pointing to a rebound in business confidence.
Against that backdrop, reports show economic growth in Europe continues to deteriorate, along with consumer and business confidence.
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"It is absolutely vital that the improvement in business confidence is nurtured, " said BCC director general David Frost.
Growing business confidence, low inventories and buoyant industrial production all point to further growth ahead (see chart).
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