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JUNE 2022 INSOLVENCY STATISTICS – Ailing businesses urged to act now amid peaking liquidations

JUNE 2022 INSOLVENCY STATISTICS – Ailing businesses urged to act now amid peaking liquidations

A leading restructuring expert is urging businesses struggling to meet ..

Air pollution surges as heatwave sweeps across Europe

Air pollution surges as heatwave sweeps across Europe

By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) – Air pollution is spiking across Britain, F..

Russia strikes cities across Ukraine, gas supplies in focus

Russia strikes cities across Ukraine, gas supplies in focus

By Tom Balmforth and Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) -Russian forces kept up their bombard..

ECB weighs bigger rate hike with safety net for indebted countries

ECB weighs bigger rate hike with safety net for indebted countries

By Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT (Reuters) -European Central Bank po..

Explainer-What is the ‘S’ in ESG investing?

Explainer-What is the ‘S’ in ESG investing?

By Cole Horton NEW YORK (Reuters) – The “S” in environmental, soci..

How China became ground zero for the auto chip shortage

How China became ground zero for the auto chip shortage

By Sarah Wu, Jane Lanhee Lee and Kevin Krolicki TAIPEI/SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) ..

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Average annual UK food bill set to rise 454 pounds as inflation soars

Average annual UK food bill set to rise 454 pounds as inflation soars

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – UK grocery inflation hit 9.9% in the four weeks to July 10, ..

Britain on course for hottest day on record

Britain on course for hottest day on record

By Kate Holton and Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) -Britain was on course for its hottest ..

Building Operational Resiliency in Payments

Building Operational Resiliency in Payments

Atul Verma, Senior Payments Architect, Icon Solutions  By: Atul Verma, S..

UK M&A Professionals Bullish on 2H22 Deal Activity, Datasite Survey Finds

UK M&A Professionals Bullish on 2H22 Deal Activity, Datasite Survey Finds

        Despite challenging market conditions, 71% predict M&A activity w..

Wetherspoon’s business model a double-edged sword

Wetherspoon’s business model a double-edged sword

  J D Wetherspoon has today announced a trading update: Like-for-like sales in..

Kerv announces acquisition of TDS Global Communications Compliance Practice to accelerate cloud adoption in financial services and Tier 1 banking organisations

Kerv announces acquisition of TDS Global Communications Compliance Practice to accelerate cloud adoption in financial services and Tier 1 banking organisations

  Kerv, the next-generation, customer-first cloud & digital transformation ..

Tradeteq launches marketplace for secondary trading of trade finance assets 

Tradeteq launches marketplace for secondary trading of trade finance assets 

  London, 12 July 2022: Tradeteq, the technology provider for illiquid credit d..

MTO GAS CHEMICAL COMPLEX TO BECOME THE HUB OF A NEW FREE ECONOMIC ZONE (KARAKUL) AND INDUSTRIAL CLUSTER IN THE BUKHARA REGION

MTO GAS CHEMICAL COMPLEX TO BECOME THE HUB OF A NEW FREE ECONOMIC ZONE (KARAKUL) AND INDUSTRIAL CLUSTER IN THE BUKHARA REGION

  Bukhara, Uzbekistan – July 13, 2022 – A Decree of the Cabinet of ..

Ukrainian Founded Preply Raises $50 million USD Series C

Ukrainian Founded Preply Raises $50 million USD Series C

  Ukrainian founders build thriving global online learning marketplace  LONDON,..

95% of buy-side financial services firms across UK, US and Asia looking to improve ESG data management

95% of buy-side financial services firms across UK, US and Asia looking to improve ESG data management

  Tidal wave of investment to overcome data availability, comparability, usabil..

Axelar Network Integrates with Secret Network to Offer Private Cross-Chain Messaging and NFT Transfers

Axelar Network Integrates with Secret Network to Offer Private Cross-Chain Messaging and NFT Transfers

  Axelar’s interoperability network will aid in the expansion of Secret Network..

Fed officials still leaning to 75-basis-point rate hike in July

Fed officials still leaning to 75-basis-point rate hike in July

By Howard Schneider and Lindsay Dunsmuir TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – Federal Reser..

Heatwave scorches Europe; health warnings issued

Heatwave scorches Europe; health warnings issued

By Catarina Demony and Kylie MacLellan LEIRIA, Portugal/LONDON (Reuters) -Hundreds m..

South Korea seeks to kickstart talks to resolve historical feuds with Japan

South Korea seeks to kickstart talks to resolve historical feuds with Japan

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea hopes a high-level visit to Tokyo next ..

Five contenders to be next UK PM to face off in TV debate

Five contenders to be next UK PM to face off in TV debate

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -The five remaining contenders to be Britain̵..

Factbox-Possible scenarios as Italy’s government faces collapse

Factbox-Possible scenarios as Italy’s government faces collapse

ROME (Reuters) – Italy might need early elections to overcome a political impa..

Sterling struggles to pull away from March 2020 low

Sterling struggles to pull away from March 2020 low

By Lucy Raitano LONDON – A depressed British pound struggled for direction aga..

Burberry held back by China lockdowns and U.S. weakness

Burberry held back by China lockdowns and U.S. weakness

By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -Luxury brand Burberry was hurt by lockdowns in its ..

European shares rebound with focus on Italian politics, earnings

European shares rebound with focus on Italian politics, earnings

By Susan Mathew (Reuters) -Automakers and retail stocks on Friday led a rebound in E..

Firefighters scramble to put out flames in heatwave-hit Portugal, Spain

Firefighters scramble to put out flames in heatwave-hit Portugal, Spain

By Catarina Demony, Miguel Pereira and Rodrigo Antunes OURÉM, Portugal (Reuters) -Se..

Cignpost Diagnostics partners with American firm LumiraDX to deliver gold standard Covid-19 test results within 20 minutes

Cignpost Diagnostics partners with American firm LumiraDX to deliver gold standard Covid-19 test results within 20 minutes

  Leading health and diagnostic company, Cignpost Diagnostics, has signed a par..

Customers demand more from banks as cost-of-living crisis bites

Customers demand more from banks as cost-of-living crisis bites

  New study of 5,000 banking customers reveals they feel their bank hasn’t bee..

European Leveraged Finance Association: Investors unclear on practical  implementation of FCA’s changes to MiFID II research rules 

European Leveraged Finance Association: Investors unclear on practical  implementation of FCA’s changes to MiFID II research rules 

  Lack of clarity, coupled with minimal buyside engagement with brokers, has ..

Crestbridge announces mid-year promotions in recognition of individuals’ expertise and contribution to the business

Crestbridge announces mid-year promotions in recognition of individuals’ expertise and contribution to the business

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Germany’s gas crisis in charts: Pipeline repair, and then what?

Germany’s gas crisis in charts: Pipeline repair, and then what?

By Vera Eckert and Tom Sims FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The flow of gas from Russia ..

Putin: sanctions risk causing energy price catastrophe for West

Putin: sanctions risk causing energy price catastrophe for West

MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that continued sanc..

Analysis-Euro’s 20-year low leaves ECB facing costly choices

Analysis-Euro’s 20-year low leaves ECB facing costly choices

By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The euro’s ..

Permira Credit appoints Ian Jackson to lead new Strategic Opportunities strategy

Permira Credit appoints Ian Jackson to lead new Strategic Opportunities strategy

        Jackson brings 25+ years’ experience to role as Head of Permira Strat..

BRITISH BUSINESSES BACKED BY £7.4 BILLION GOVERNMENT SUPPORT TO EXPORT AROUND THE WORLD

BRITISH BUSINESSES BACKED BY £7.4 BILLION GOVERNMENT SUPPORT TO EXPORT AROUND THE WORLD

  UK Export Finance publishes its annual results for 2021-22 and launches a new..

AXA Investment Managers obtains global EDGE Move certification

AXA Investment Managers obtains global EDGE Move certification

  The organization has obtained its second certification by progressing to EDGE..

RTE COMPLETES MAJOR INVESTMENT INTO THE VALARI, A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND GAMING PILLOW 

RTE COMPLETES MAJOR INVESTMENT INTO THE VALARI, A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND GAMING PILLOW 

  RTE advises investment into gaming lifestyle brand The Valari  Strategic inv..