SMEs seek resilience in uncertain times
By TIM ANNIS
THE BANK of England has raised interest rates to the highest in 14 years, and over half of UK firms issued profit...
Sunak’s Budget brings relief to many – with a few misgivings
By HAL WILLIAMS
THE BRITISH chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced the 2021 Budget, with pledges to help recovery from the Covid pandemic.
The support package for...
Covid-19 loan schemes ‘a debt, not a grant’ cautions UK Finance
UK BUSINESSES are pessimistic about their growth potential once the COVID-19 crisis passes.
A survey of 1,200 firms has found that the pandemic has negatively...
Inclusive investment plan for under-represented groups
BIG ISSUE Invest, UnLtd, and Shift have jointly announced a growth fund “to level the social investment playing field”.
The social investment fund offers flexible...
New World Bank Group Facility to Enable more than $1 billion...
HAMBURG, Germany, July, 2017—On the occasion of the G20 leaders’ summit, the World Bank Group today announced the creation of an innovative new facility...
Brazilian meeting shines light on potential of fintech future
JOSÉ Lino Sepulcri, president of the Espírito Santo Trade Federation, and Gutman Uchôa de Mendonça, the regional director of the association of Brazilian banks...
IC… oh, dear! Initial coin offerings can, and do, go wrong,...
Do some Google research on ICOs and you will immediately hear the faint, but unmistakable, clang of warning bells. Bells that almost – but...
ICC and WTO announce second successful proposal under ‘Small Business Champions’...
ICC and the World Trade Organisation (WTO) announced today (17 October) that a proposal submitted by the Union of Chambers of Commerce of the...
Tax reform hits contractors in hip pocket, says survey
THE new IR35 reform coming into force across the UK could cause contractors to miss out on take-home pay, a study claims.
Research by SME...
Balance Between the Need For Palm Oil and Environmental Concerns is...
South east Asia’s palm oil industry is facing tough criticism as many producers refuse to comply with sustainability targets, but are the farmers getting...
