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Banking rules are not strong enough, warns FSA's chairman

Nikhil Kumar: Adair Turner also calls for a greater focus on risks of the 'shadow banking' system.

David Prosser: Memo from the OECD: neat surgery, shame about the rehabilitation

Outlook At first sight, the OECD's Angel Gurria gave George Osborne a pat on the back yesterday, praising the Chancellor for sticking to his "Plan" for speedy deficit reduction. But read the OECD's latest report on the UK economy and you will find as many brickbats as bouquets.

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Mind the gap: the business of recession

Having been in business for nearly 40 years, Graham Bultitude has seen no fewer than four recessions. Each has been different, of course. But there are nevertheless general conclusions to be drawn. “For a lot of small companies, recessions can be a good and a bad thing,” explains Bultitude, who started Bristol Batteries, selling mainly car batteries in 1972, just in time to be hit by the oil shock and resulting recession of the early 1970s.