Last month, the confidence of businesses about increasing their order books in the next few months rose at the fastest rate for 13 years, according to accountants BDO Stoy Hayward.

根据柏德浩会计事务所所言，上月关于未来数月订单增加的企业信心以13年来最快的速度上升。

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And BDO Stoy Hayward, an accounting firm, thinks that in 2008 the number of British businesses becoming insolvent will go up by 9%, to a five-year high.

柏德豪会计师事务所认为，2008年英国破产的企业数量将会增长9%，是五年来的新高。

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Shay Bannon, head of business restructuring at accountants BDO Stoy Hayward, predicts a rise in business insolvencies in England and Wales of 25% or more next year, with over 20, 000 firms going to the wall.

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"The deteriorating economy and expectations of a drawn-out recession has led to a downward revision in the UK outlook and has severely impacted the survival rate of UK businesses, " said Shay Bannon, head of business restructuring at BDO Stoy Hayward.

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