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British businesses rather than consumers will lead the economic recovery, according to the Ernst & Young Item Club. However, its spring forecast also warns that interest rates need to stay low for companies and the wider economy to prosper. We speak to Peter Spencer, chief economic advisor to the Ernst & Young Item Club.

Representatives from the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the IMF are meeting in Lisbon to set the terms of an €80bn rescue of the Portuguese economy. Nick Bullman, managing partner of CheckRisk, which advises companies on investment risk joins us.

It's becoming harder to get personal credit, according to research commissioned by credit checking company Credit Confidential. Paul Lewis, vice president of Credit Confidential tells us more.

Six out of ten of us currently pay for some form of legal expenses insurance, even though many of us have no idea what it actually covers, according to the consumer group, Consumer Focus. We speak to its deputy chief executive, Philip Cullum.

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