Balkan Trade War Heating Up
Fruit and vegetables have become the unlikely weapons as bad neighbours sharing borders feel the discord of strained relations…
By Darren Parkin
SINCE a fragile peace...
£672bn of SME borrowing is unprotected: Legal & General
LEGAL & GENERAL estimates a business protection gap of £672bn for SMEs — with an overall gap estimated to extend into the trillions.
Following their...
The rich get richer — generally speaking
There are 171 UK billionaires in 2023, six fewer than last year. Oh dear, who screwed up...?HARRY Kane, Harry Styles, Dua Lipa and the...
UN endorses ICC Uniform Rules for Forfaiting
In a historic moment, the ICC Uniform Rules for Forfaiting—ICC Publication no. 800 (“URF 800”)—were officially endorsed by the United Nations Commission on International...
Active Capital Reinsurance — pioneer emerges from pandemic stronger, and set...
DESPITE the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, Active Capital Reinsurance (Active RE) has seen continued global expansion and diversification.
The company's team has been faced...
Supply chain security boosted by funding round
BRITISH cybersecurity company Risk Ledger has raised £2.1m in a seed funding round as it caters for new customers, including NHS Test and Trace,...
Ukraine invasion submerges Russia under barrage of sanctions
By HEATHER LEAH SMITH
TENSIONS which had been building between Russia and Ukraine came to a head on February 24, when Vladimir Putin ordered a...
Sounds like a nice job; what does it pay…?
ONLY half of UK organisations include salary information in all their job adverts; 29 percent include it in some.
The findings reflect the ongoing pay...
Roaring ’20s, take two: Life returns to the high street
AS THE pandemic’s disruption fades, new patterns in consumer behaviour are taking shape.
Increases in spending at the start of this year, coupled with the...
New export strategy to bring ‘superpower’ status to Britain
BRITAIN’S International Trade Secretary, Liam Fox, has announced an export strategy that “will make Britain a 21st Century exporting superpower”.
“As we leave the EU,...





































