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Group Policy Development in 2025: Attitudes to growth, decarbonisation, and more 

In the first five months of 2025, Barclays’ Strategic Policy Group has published six reports exploring everything from the future of farming to what makes a business grow...

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April's Spending Trends: Biggest jump since summer 2023 amid tariff uncertainty

Shoppers are prioritising British-made products, and one in eight are willing to pay a premium for UK-based brands

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Property snapshot: One in four making overpayments as mortgage holders try to shave time off their loan 

Over-payers predict that they can shave, on average, four years off their mortgage 

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Our expert insights and thought leadership on the transition to net zero and shaping a more sustainable economy

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Agritech: supporting the future of farming

UK farming and agriculture stand at a critical juncture, with its commercial viability under pressure. Agritech has the potential to address some of these fundamental challenges if the sector is supported with an enabling policy environment. Barclays sets out three key recommendations the UK government needs to adopt to spearhead Agritech’s development and adoption. 

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Incentivising investment: Driving decarbonisation of SME-occupied premises

Leveraging its broad and deep relationships with UK Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and commercial landlords, Barclays has identified barriers and enablers to improving energy efficiency in commercial properties and sets out six policy recommendations to the UK Government to drive investment in SME-occupied premises.

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In the Field: Sustainable Ventures

What is next for the UK’s climate tech ecosystem? Andrew Wordsworth, CEO and co-founder of Sustainable Ventures, shares how his business is scaling to meet the needs of a burgeoning sector and gives his 2025 outlook.

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Q2 2025 Global Outlook: At a crossroads

Our Research analysts consider the risk of a sharp slowdown across major economies in response to policy uncertainty and increasing trade wars.

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Green shoots of growth: UK infrastructure opportunities

Our Research analysts examine the potential of recent UK government proposals on housebuilding, transport and energy to positively impact economic growth.

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Is there too much hype for AI and the hyperscalers?

DeepSeek upended the AI paradigm. In episode 69 of The Flip Side, our Research analysts debate what this may mean for the hyperscalers’ capex investments.

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