Treasurer welcomes 'encouraging' numbers as inflation falls to pre-war level

Another interest rate hike in August is now seen as less likely.

There were over 1m millionaires heading into the pandemic but the number has steadily fallen since

Nation.Cymru staff The number of GCSE entries in Wales has fallen by 6% this summer, while entries for AS and A levels have increased, according to provisional examination data. The figures, published in an annual report on summer 2026 exam entries, show 293,865 GCSE entries were made across Wales, down from the previo