The Bank of England has cut interest rates to an all-time low of 0.25%, lowering borrowing costs for households and businesses.

Lloyds Banking Group has put many of its branches in the county at risk after announcing plans to close 200 locations and cut 3,000 jobs.

Companies in Kent can apply for interest-free loans from a new £5 million pot of funding aimed at easing investment uncertainty since the Brexit vote.

An accountancy has appointed a new tax director to its corporate and business division.

Kent County Council has warned European cash for jobs and business faces uncertainty if Brexit happens within two years.

An insurance firm and ex-employee have been fined by a City watchdog for allowing a £12.6 million shortfall to appear in some of its bank accounts.

Sales in a variety of industries remained stagnant or grew at marginal amounts shortly before the EU referendum, according to a survey of bosses.

A tax rebate business which attract clients with beer pong tournaments has broken the £1 million turnover mark 13 months after it launched.

A law firm has completed its third takeover in four years for an undisclosed sum.

Paralympic gold medallist Charlotte Evans helped cut the ribbon on a new not-for-profit organisation trying to change lives through sport.

The UK’s oldest legal business recorded a 20% increase in net profits as it expanded its focus on commercial clients.

Britain will miss a “fantastic opportunity” to simplify tax systems for businesses after Brexit, according to an accountancy.

NatWest has become the first bank to open an office in one of the county’s top science and technology hubs.

The business world in Kent has found itself at odds with the general population after an exclusive KM poll showed the majority of people back Brexit.

A legal business has appointed two new equity partners, entitling them to a share of its profits.

A partner has retired at a legal practice, paving the way for a series of promotions.

Plans to build a new cargo terminal at a Kent port have been backed with a finance agreement from the bank.

An accountancy and advisory firm has confirmed its merger with a rival, giving it greater reach across the South East.

Portal Financial, which has served more than 11,000 customers in its seven-year history, has relaunched under a new guise.

An insurance giant suffered a decline in underlying profitability in the first three months of the year as bosses hailed “solid progress”.