Covid-19 Welsh Government financial interventions: An analysis of administrative and beneficiary survey data

This Economic Intelligence Wales report, the second in a longer-term programme of research which aims to assess the effectiveness of Covid-19 financial interventions by Welsh Government, provides an initial headline analysis of administrative data from Welsh Government Economic Resilience Fund (ERF) Phase 3 and Phase 4 interventions together with Local Authority managed Start-Up grant data. The report also examines findings from the Wavehill/ORS (August-October 2021) survey of beneficiaries of Economic Resilience Fund Phase 1 and 2, the Covid-19 Wales Business Loan Scheme (CWBLS), and the local authority managed Start-Up Grants scheme. The report headlines are summarised belo

Economic Intelligence Wales Annual Report August 2021

This is the third Economic Intelligence Wales Annual report. The report summarises the trends for the 2020/21 financial year and is published at a time of some economic optimism due to improving employment and consumer spending conditions although with some distance to cover to more ‘normal’ business conditions. While the distribution and administration of Covid-19 vaccines and the fall in mortality in many more developed countries has started to stimulate economic prospects, uncertainty remains stemming from emerging variants and the possible extension of social distancing measures. This uncertainty, coupled with the expected end of business support and job retention schemes poses additional economic challenges for the 2021/22 financial yea

Economic Intelligence Wales Annual report September 2022

This is the fourth Economic Intelligence Wales Annual report. The report provides a summary of the investment activities of the Development Bank of Wales during the financial year 2021/22, and a commentary on the global and local economic context and conditions affecting the supply and demand for finance in Wales