The Confederation of British Industry, representing 240,000 businesses, has raised its forecast from 1.00%
It has also raised its forecast for 2014 to 2.3% from 2%
Director General Sir John Cridland says
The economy has started to gain momentum and confidence is picking up, but it’s still early days
The CBI also sees the BOE’s forward guidance as having a positive effect
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