1. Economics News Quiz w/e 24/02/17
1) RBS announced that 2016 was another loss-making year. How large was that loss? A
£11bn B
£4bn C
£2bn D
£7bn
2) British Airways announced a reduction in their profits for What did they claim was the main reason for this reduction?
Greater competition
Slowdown in Chinese economy
A weak pound
Change in Corporation tax
3) Unilever managed to hold off a takeover bid from which major food manufacturing company?
Nestle
Kraft Heinz
Coca-Cola
Kellogg Co.
4) A revised figure for UK economic growth in the final 3 months of 2016 has been announced by the ONS. What was the final quarter growth? A
1.5% B
0.6% C
1.2% D
0.7%
5) The German government has announced that it had another budget surplus in What was the value of that surplus?
15bn euros
12bn euros
24bn euros
8bn euros
6) Unilever managed to hold off a takeover bid from which major food manufacturing company?
Nestle
Kraft Heinz
Coca-Cola
Kellogg Co.

2. Economics News Quiz w/e 24/02/17
Notes:
Answers: 1 D 2 C 3 B 4 5 6