Economic Intelligence Wales

Annual Report

This is the fifth Economic Intelligence Wales Annual report and includes economic data relevant to SME development in Wales and Development Bank of Wales investment activities.

Published: 06/09/2023

SME finance Welsh economy Development Bank Economic impact

Quarterly report

This is the third Economic Intelligence Wales Quarterly report for 2022/23 and includes economic data relevant to SME development in Wales and Development Bank of Wales investment activities.

Published: 25/05/2023

SME finance Welsh economy Development Bank

Quarterly report

This is the second Economic Intelligence Wales Quarterly report for 2022/23

Published: 02/03/2023

SME finance

Covid-19 Welsh Government Financial Interventions

This is the third report in a programme of research to evaluate the effectiveness of Covid-19 financial interventions by the Welsh Government.

Published: 30/01/2023

Covid-19 Grants Business support Survey Qualitative

Quarterly report

This is the first Economic Intelligence Wales Quarterly report for 2022/23.

Published: 10/11/2022

SME finance Welsh economy

Annual report, September 2022

This is the fourth Economic Intelligence Wales annual report. It provides a summary of the investment activities of the Development Bank of Wales during the 2021/22 financial year.

Published: 10/09/2022

SME finance Economic impact Welsh economy

Annual report, September 2022 - infographic

Summary infographic of the fourth Economic Intelligence Wales annual report

Published: 01/09/2022

SME finance Economic impact Welsh economy

Quarterly report, June 2022 - infographic

A summary infographic for the third Economic Intelligence Wales quarterly report

Published: 01/06/2022

SME finance Welsh economy Development Bank

Quarterly report, June 2022

This is the third Economic Intelligence Wales quarterly report for the 2021/22 financial year.

Published: 01/06/2022

SME finance Welsh economy Development Bank

Covid-19 Welsh Government Financial Interventions - infographic

A summary infographic of the Covid-19 Welsh Government financial interventions bespoke report

Published: 13/04/2022

Covid-19 Survey Grants

Covid-19 Welsh Government Financial Interventions

Published: 13/04/2022

Covid-19 Grants Survey Qualitative

Quarterly report, February 2022

This is the second Economic Intelligence Wales Quarterly report for the 2021/22 financial year.

Published: 11/02/2022

SME finance Welsh economy Development Bank

Quarterly report, February 2022 - infographic

A summary infographic for the February 2022 quarterly report

Published: 11/02/2022

SME finance Welsh economy Development Bank

Quarterly report, November 2021

This quarterly report marks the start of the fourth year of Economic Intelligence Wales and is published at a time of continued global efforts to end the Covid-19 pandemic and to address related economic and social impacts.

Published: 11/11/2021

SME finance Development Bank Welsh economy

Quarterly report, November 2021 - infographic

A summary infographic for the November 2021 quarterly report

Published: 11/11/2021

SME finance Development Bank Welsh economy

Annual report, August 2021

This is the third Economic Intelligence Wales annual report. The report covers the impacts of the pandemic which have coincided with the initial post-Brexit trade agreement period.

Published: 24/08/2021

SME finance Welsh economy Development Bank Economic impact

Annual report, August 2021 - infographic

A summary infographic for the annual report August 2021

Published: 24/08/2021

SME finance Development Bank Welsh economy Economic impact

Quarterly report, May 2021

The third Economic Intelligence Wales quarterly report for the 2020/21 financial year is published at a time of optimism of a return to more ‘normal’ business conditions.

Published: 01/05/2021

SME finance Welsh economy Development Bank

Quarterly report, May 2021 - infographic

A summary infographic for the quarterly report May 2021

Published: 01/05/2021

Development Bank SME finance Welsh economy

Quarterly report, February 2021 - infographic

A summary infographic for the February 2021 quarterly report

Published: 01/02/2021

SME finance Development Bank Welsh economy

Quarterly report, February 2021

This is the second Economic Intelligence Wales quarterly report for the 2020/21 financial year. In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, associated mitigation policies, and the subsequent global economic crisis, assessing the status of Welsh SMEs and their access to finance is crucial.

Published: 01/02/2021

SME finance Development Bank Welsh economy

Covid-19 Welsh Government Financial Interventions - infographic

Summary infographic for the Covid-19 Welsh Government financial interventions, Dec 2020

Published: 01/12/2020

Covid-19 Grants Qualitative

Covid-19 Welsh Government Financial Interventions

Published: 01/12/2020

Covid-19 Grants Loans Business support

Quarterly report, September 2020 - infographic

A summary infographic for the quarterly report September 2020

Published: 01/09/2020

SME finance Welsh economy Development Bank

Quarterly report, September 2020

This is the first Economic Intelligence Wales quarterly report for the 2020/21 financial year. Examining SMEs and their access to finance is increasingly important amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Published: 01/09/2020

SME finance Welsh economy Development Bank

Annual report, June 2020 - infographic

A summary infographic for the annual report 2019/20

Published: 01/07/2020

Economic impact SME finance Development Bank Welsh economy

Annual report, June 2020

This is the second Economic Intelligence Wales annual report. In 2020 Q1 the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown policies started to be felt in the Welsh and UK economy.

Published: 01/07/2020

SME finance Welsh economy Development Bank Economic impact

Bespoke report: Business Succession in Wales

Business succession in Wales has been described as a ‘ticking timebomb’. Economics Intelligence Wales is launching a project to look deeper into this issue.

Published: 11/05/2020

Succession Job safeguarding

Quarterly report, April 2020

The third quarterly report was finalised at the end of March 2020. Through March 2020, the economic impacts of Coronavirus were starting to be felt in the Welsh and UK economy.

Published: 07/04/2020

SME finance Development Bank Welsh economy

Quarterly report, February 2020 - infographic

A summary infographic for the February 2020 quarterly report

Published: 03/02/2020

SME finance Development Bank Welsh economy

Quarterly report, February 2020

This is the second quarterly report for the 2019/20 financial year. The new decade sees some reduction in economic and political uncertainty as a result of the General Election outcome.

Published: 03/02/2020

Development Bank Welsh economy SME finance

Medium-Sized Businesses and Welsh Business Structure - infographic

A summary infographic for the Medium-Sized Firms and Welsh Business Structure 2019 Report

Published: 11/11/2019

Welsh economy Business dynamism

Bespoke report: Medium-Sized Firms and Welsh Business Structure

This report examines business structure in Wales and the role of medium-sized firms in particular. This focus was motivated by previous studies that have suggested that there might be a ‘missing middle’ in Wales.

Published: 11/11/2019

Welsh economy Business dynamism

Quarterly report, October 2019 - infographic

A summary infographic for the October 2019 quarterly report

Published: 11/10/2019

SME finance Welsh economy Development Bank

Quarterly report, October 2019

This is the first quarterly report for the 2019/20 financial year. The report finds that small firms in Wales remain confident despite turnover for SMEs having dropped by 2.4% between 2013 and 2018.

Published: 11/10/2019

Welsh economy SME finance Development Bank

Annual report, August 2019 - infographic

A summary infographic for the August 2019 annual report

Published: 08/08/2019

SME finance Welsh economy Economic impact Development Bank

Annual report, August 2019

This is the first Economic Intelligence Wales annual report. This report develops and expands the baseline picture of Welsh SME activity established in the first three quarterly reports of 2018/19.

Published: 08/08/2019

Development Bank Welsh economy Economic impact SME finance

Bespoke report: Equity Clusters in Wales

The report examines SME access to equity finance in Wales, and the extent to which Cardiff is a developing equity cluster, in order to potentially develop more clusters across Wales.

Published: 03/04/2019

Equity Finance ecosystem Entrepreneurial ecosystem SME finance

Equity Clusters in Wales - infographic

A summary infographic for the Equity Clusters in Wales 2019 report

Published: 03/04/2019

Finance ecosystem Equity SME finance Entrepreneurial ecosystem

Quarterly report, March 2019

Third in the 2018/19 series of quarterly reports produced by Cardiff Business School for Economic Intelligence Wales. It builds on and expands the baseline picture of Welsh SME activity established in the first two quarterly reports.

Published: 05/03/2019

SME finance Welsh economy Development Bank

Bespoke report: Export Finance in Wales

The report examines the role of export finance for SMEs, and includes the findings from an Export Finance Survey of over 500 Welsh SMEs undertaken in November/December 2018

Published: 06/02/2019

Exports SME finance International trade Survey Qualitative

Export Finance in Wales - infographic

A summary infographic for the February 2019 quarterly report

Published: 03/02/2019

SME finance Exports Survey Qualitative

Quarterly report, November 2018

This is the second in a quarterly series of Economic Intelligence Wales reports by Cardiff Business School examining key SME trends in the Welsh economy, particularly in respect to the demand and supply for finance provision.

Published: 13/11/2018

SME finance Development Bank Welsh economy

Quarterly report, June 2018 - infographic

A summary infographic for the June 2018 report

Published: 16/06/2018

SME finance Welsh economy Development Bank

Quarterly report, June 2018

This is the first in a quarterly series of Economic Intelligence Wales reports by Cardiff Business School, examining key SME trends in the Welsh economy, particularly in respect to the demand and supply for finance provision.

Published: 06/06/2018

SME finance Economic impact Welsh economy Development Bank

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