Britain hits economic growth target: Brown
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British Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown said Thursday the government had hit its economic target set for 2004. Delivering his pre-budget report to the House of Commons
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Gordon Brown launched his maiden visit to China as prime minister Friday, hailing Chinese investment and outlining an ambitious target to boost bilateral trade by 50 percent by 2010.
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Gordon Brown today unveiled welfare reform plans and an expansion in apprenticeships to help Britain compete in the new "global skills race".
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown told China on Friday he was taking their relationship to a new level and that he wanted Britain to be the number one choice for Chinese trade and investment.
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Investor's Business Daily - Last year, the United Kingdom was still coasting on an uninterrupted growth cycle that began in 1992. It averaged annual GDP growth of 2.5% for years. In September, the British pound hit a high of $2.03. Many expected the British economy to kick into overdrive and reach a 3% increase for 2007.
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Britain's Gordon Brown arrived in China on Friday on his maiden visit as prime minister, with tackling climate change and boosting two-way trade and investment top of the agenda.
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British Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown warned Friday that a weak growth in the 25-member European Union bloc is endangering the global economy.
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Treasury chief Gordon Brown said Britain's economy is growing faster than anticipated, raising his forecast for this year by a half percentage point to 2.75 percent.
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Britain's economy has grown by 0.8 percent during the second quarter of 2006 compared with the previous three months.
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Incoming prime minister Gordon Brown hints at a tax raise.
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Britain will seek Washington's support  to help it achieve goals on global poverty reduction, debt  relief and fair trade during London's G8 presidency next year,  finance minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday.
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The International Monetary Fund Monday raised its 2007 growth outlook for Britain's economy to 2.9 percent on Monday, while warning about risks including a frothy property market.
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ENTERPRISE and social responsibility must guide Britainâs economy into the 21st century if it is to succeed in the global marketplace, according to the Chancellor, Gordon Brown.
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Gordon Brown will set the economic battleground for the next general election in his pre-Budget report.
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UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown uses his New Year message to promise "real and serious changes" in 2008.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrived in Beijing on Friday on a short trip to boost trade with the world's fastest-growing major economy.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged on Monday to set Britain on a new path to meet its people's rising aspirations and give them the skills to compete in a globalized world.