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12/13/11--16:00: Top 300: Education is key to a competitive Welsh economy, says Carol Bell (chan 1461431)

Carol Bell, whose career has spanned senior roles in the oil and gas and investment banking sector, on why education is key for a competitive Welsh economy




12/13/11--16:00: Top 300: Grant Thornton roundtable discussion tackles the Welsh economy (chan 1461431)

The state of the Welsh economy was high on the agenda at the Top 300 Grant Thornton round table discussion




12/13/11--16:00: Top 300: David Rosser looks ahead to the coming year for the Welsh economy (chan 1461431)

David Rosser, director of the CBI in Wales looks ahead to the coming year for the Welsh economy




12/13/11--16:00: Top 300: Urgent need to tap the potential for growth in Wales (chan 1461431)

Professor David Pickernell of the University of Glamorgan Business School looks at the issue of growth and the priority sectors




12/13/11--16:00: Top 300: Richard Thomas, managing director of Cardiff & Co says a city region approach would boost the Welsh economy (chan 1461431)

Richard Thomas, managing director of Cardiff & Co, argues that despite the administrative boundaries, a city region approach is what will make the economy of Wales competitive




12/13/11--16:00: Top 300: Alun Ffred Jones, Plaid Cymru economy spokesman, on the prospects for Wales (chan 1461431)

THE reality is that the Welsh economy will be very much at the mercy of the world economy over the coming year. If the world economy goes into recession, we’ll feel it here. We trade with Europe and the world; if they’re not buying, we can’t sell and vice versa. Pundits agree that at best we’ll see slow growth and rising unemployment.




12/13/11--16:00: Top 300: Gareth Rosser asks chief executives from leading companies in Wales what the future holds (chan 1461431)

Gareth Rosser asks executives from a number of leading Welsh businesses about their trading in 2011 and prospects for 2012




12/13/11--16:00: Top 300: What does the list of Wales top 300 companies reveal? (chan 1461431)

Professor Gary Packham, Professor David Pickernell andDr Wil Williams of the University of Glamorgan Business School give an insight into what this year’s Top 300 list reveals




12/13/11--16:00: Top 300: Louise Evans of Grant Thornton, sponsor of Wales’ Top 300, on the importance of the listed companies (chan 1461431)

Louise Evans tax partner at Grant Thornton in Cardiff – this year’s sponsor of Wales Top 300




12/13/11--16:00: Top 300: Welsh Liberal Democrat Eluned Parrott outlines ideas for getting Wales working (chan 1461431)

THE challenges facing the Welsh economy have deepened this year. The world economy has been stretched to breaking point – it narrowly saw off political gridlock over the American debt ceiling and the eurozone faces a continuing crisis of contagion. Only a handful of countries are seeing growth in these circumstances so the UK’s growth rate, even if low, is encouraging by comparison with other EU countries.




12/13/11--16:00: Top 300: Principality chief on the housing market and the outlook for mutuals (chan 1461431)

Chief executive of Principality Building Society Peter Griffiths of the housing market and outlook for the mutual sector




12/13/11--16:00: Top 300: Who was on the round table panel? (chan 1461431)

The panel was chaired by broadcaster Sian Lloyd and comprised, from left:




12/13/11--16:00: Top 300: Attitude is key for Welsh economic growth, says Seth Thomas (chan 1461431)

Seth Thomas who works in the City of London as a director with Citi Bank on the competitiveness of the Welsh economy and why ultimately “attitude” is key




12/13/11--16:00: Top 300: Relationship bank supports businesses through the cycle (chan 1461431)

Despite a very challenging economic climate, Lloyds Bank has remained committed to supporting businesses explains Jason Evans, area director for Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets in South Wales and Severnside




12/13/11--16:00: AS GROWTH SLOWS AGAIN WALES NEEDS TO FIND NEW STRATEGIES (chan 1461431)

Inward investment and finding innovative ways to finance infrastructure projects are key to Welsh recovery writes Sion Barry




12/13/11--16:00: WHY A SOUTH WALES METRO IS AN OPPORTUNITY TOO GOOD TO MISS (chan 1461431)

Transport consultant to the Cardiff Business Partnership, Mark Barry, on why electrification of the Valley Lines could provide a major boost for the economy of the Cardiff city region




12/13/11--16:00: Top 300: Nick Ramsay, Conservative Shadow Business Minister on the Welsh economy (chan 1461431)

MAKE no mistake, the next 12 months will be challenging. Our economy needs the right support if it’s to grow and avoid the many pitfalls that lie ahead.




12/13/11--16:00: Top 300: Business Minister Edwina Hart puts forward her plans for economic growth (chan 1461431)

THERE can be no doubt that the current economic environment is tough. While I hear from some businesses that they are finding opportunities and seeing modest growth, for others the future is much less certain. There is continued turbulence in the European and wider economy. This puts pressure on Welsh businesses and jobs.




12/13/11--16:00: Top 300: Use stunning architecture to bring success to Cardiff, says Russell Harris (chan 1461431)

The man behind some of the biggest property developments in London, Russell Harris QC, provides a vision for Cardiff




12/13/11--16:00: Top 300: Lord Digby Jones on the need for a skilled workforce (chan 1461431)

Former director general of the CBI and minister of trade Lord Digby Jones on why an economy can only grow and be sustained if it is underwritten by a skilled workforce