Autumn Statement wins attention…and some approval
By HAL WILLIAMS
BRITISH Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn statement has caused another avalanche of responses in the BV inbox, and there are — unsurprisingly —...
Pimp your ride, invalidate your insurance…
UNDECLARED car modifications are the primary cause of disallowed car insurance claims in the UK, with a sixth of claims partially or fully declined.
Research...
An ill-wind for Visa quickly blows in Mastercard’s favour
AMAZON has told customers in the UK that it will stop accepting Visa credit cards early next year because of high transaction fees.
The retail...
Jewel of the Nile loses its sparkle
Fears for a forsaken Egypt as Africa’s fourth largest economy mirrors a Greek tragedy, threatening trade and jeopardising foreign investment
By Darren Parkin
NERVOUS investors are...
The incredible Boris lets his imagination take flight
BV’s JASON AGNEW gives Boris Johnson a poke with a pointy stick, and considers the likely outcomes of Brexit — at this stage…
IT’S A...
‘Ground-breaking’ link to free-up Sino-British stock exchange trade
THE BRITISH Treasury has announced a stock link to allow UK-listed firms to become the first foreign entities to list in mainland China.
Chancellor Philip...
UK car market stalled for fears of ‘emissions laws and Brexit’
NEW UK car registrations in 2019 fell to their lowest level in six years.
A total of 2.31m new cars were registered in 2019, down...
The takeaway from UK govt’s chip order
THE UK government will spend £100m of taxpayer money to accelerate the production of computer chips.
The aim is to build a national AI resource...
WEF: Setting Bright Minds to Work
As a concept, the idea of gathering together the world’s leading thinkers in a Swiss playground for a few days of eating, drinking, and...
It all flows together for Damon, White in win for water...
An actor/activist and a water crisis expert join forces to protect the most precious liquid of them all. HEATHER LEAH SMITH reports.
SOCIAL and environmental...
