Conditions are still proving difficult for Wales’s small band of quoted companies but there have been some encouraging signs, says Rhys David

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Conditions are still proving difficult for Wales’s small band of quoted companies but there have been some encouraging signs, says Rhys David
Jane Redfern Jones warns that Wrexham needs to re-assert its Welsh nature or risk being absorbed by its cross-border neighbours
Which comes first the funding or the finance-worthy business? Figures on venture capital funding across the different regions of the UK suggest the answer and indicate the scale of the task Wales faces to attract more investment, Rhys David says.
John Ball says while stock exchange in Wales would have to start from small beginnings, this has not proved a drawback in other countries.
High speed rail will bring substantial uplift to the economies of the regions it reaches, it is essential Wales is included, argues Rodney Berman.
John Osmond remembers Tom Ellis who took on the Welsh gainsayers
Huw Davies reviews A History of Independent Television in Wales by Jamie Medhurst
Gwion Malik argues that his party should not be afraid of leading from the left
Judith Kaufman describes some subtleties we should look out for when interpreting Welsh into English