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Hot Earth on Dollar Bills

Billions from Bezos to fund battle for climate change

THE richest man in the world is putting money where many are putting only mouths: in the fight against climate change. Amazon CEO and founder...

IFC: Corporate Governance Practices in the European Union

For the first time, European Commission Directive 2006/46/EC required all listed companies to produce a corporate governance statement in their annual report to shareholders....
Desert, Drought

The most precious resource of them all in short supply for...

Resource-rich country is plagued by shortage of safe water supplies INDIA — the world’s seventh biggest economy — boasts impressive reserves of 87 natural resources, but one...

EESHA KHARE (Student): Young inventor changing the mobile world

MOBILE phone batteries last for a few hours and then slowly die. We all sigh a little, put them on charge, and wait a...
Tom Thackray, CBI

‘Securing the free flow of data to the UK economy will...

The UK Government has published proposals for future data sharing arrangements between the UK and EU. Tom Thackray, CBI Director of Innovation, said: “This paper is an...
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Vulnerability: the heartbeat of creativity and innovation

By CHRIS PATON THE NUMBER of UK businesses forced to close in the last quarter was 137,210 — 23 percent up on the same period...
UK Exports

Changes and optimism in the engine room of UK economy

SMALL and medium enterprises (SMEs) are in the news with optimistic projections for Britain’s export trade – despite Brexit – and BNP Paribas appointing...
Business taxes

Key announcements from Spring Budget that affect entrepreneurs

By SARAH BALCHIN WITH all the speculation around changes to personal tax in the run up to the Spring Budget, in the end, very little...
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EV News Round-up Winter 2021-22

By RICHARD THOMAS STARTING with company news, UK sports car marque Lotus is following MG to China. It signed a deal with Chinese EV maker...
Gas burner, euro sign, graph. Energy prices illustration

Rising energy prices worry SME owners — price-hikes coming

A SURVEY of 1,000 British SMEs indicates that rising fuel and energy costs are the greatest threats to survival in 2022. Half — 49 percent...