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Crime increasingly a ‘serious barrier’ to UK growth, say business leaders
The British Chambers of Commerce warns that rising crime, including theft, fraud, and cyber-attacks, is acting as a serious barrier to UK economic growth, with two-fifths of firms affected in the past year.
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7 tagsUK economybusiness crimecyber-attackstheftfraudshopliftingeconomic growth
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