HIGH-VALUED YEN MAKES IT MORE COST-EFFECTIVE TO MANUFACTURE IN UK THAN JAPAN

In an intriguing development, Alan Sugar says that the rise in the value of the Yen makes it more cost-effective to manufacture electronic goods in the UK than in Japan: accordingly, Amstrad Plc is teaming up with Funai of Japan to make video cassette recorders at its Shoeburyness, Essex factory.

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