Global accounting and consulting giant PwC has elected Marco Amitrano as its new boss for the UK and Middle East organisation. Taking over from Kevin Ellis on July 1, Marco Amitrano will lead a business generating £5.8 billion in revenues and with approximately 25,000 people across the United Kingdom. Amitrano also is responsible the £1.6 billion...
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British man charged with acting on behalf of Russia in plot to torch Ukrainian-linked business
LONDON — A British man accused of plotting to torch a London business connected to Ukraine has been charged with conducting hostile activity to benefit Russia, prosecutors said Friday. Dylan Earl, 20, is connected to Russia’s Wagner mercenary group, which the U.K. government has declared a banned terrorist organization, court documents said. Earl is accused...
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R&Q Insurance secures lock-up agreement
R&Q Insurance secures lock-up agreement | Insurance Business UK We use cookies to improve this site and enable full functionality. You can change your cookie settings at any time using your browser. Our cookie policy Insurance News R&Q Insurance secures lock-up agreement Update on pending sale includes adjusted estimated proceeds Insurance News By Terry Gangcuangco...
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Transport company fined over forklift death, United Kingdom. News story in Forkliftaction News
The court heard a seatbelt could have saved the victim’s life A transport company has been fined more than GBP85,000 (USD105,200) over the death of a 60-year-old forklift driver. Ian Dawson was killed while loading pallets onto a truck at Chorlton Express Transport in Oldham in November 2020. The truck moved forward, causing the forklift...
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Pound Sterling recovery stalls on hopes of BoE pivoting to rate cuts sooner than Fed
The Pound Sterling struggles to hold recovery, driven by the upbeat preliminary S&P Global/CIPS PMI report for April. Investors speculate that the BoE will shift to rate cuts in the June or August meeting. BoE Haskel wants to see more slack in labor demand to gain confidence that inflation will sustainably return to the 2% target....
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Nestle adds sugar to baby food ‘only in poor nations’, not in UK & Europe
3 min read Last Updated : Apr 18 2024 | 11:28 AM IST Nestle, the world’s largest consumer goods company, has come under scrutiny following revelations by Public Eye, a Swiss investigative organisation, regarding the addition of sugar and honey to infant milk and cereal products in various countries, including India. The investigation...
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Altrad to buy Aberdeen-headquartered energy services firm Stork
Altrad, the French industrial giant, has announced it is acquiring Aberdeen-headquartered energy services firm Stork. The deal will see 1,800 workers move into the Altrad Group, 85% of which are based in north-east Scotland. It expected to close in the third quarter of this year subject to approvals. Stork is an operations and maintenance firm...
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‘Indie’ Releases Accounted for Nearly 30% of U.K. Music Consumption Last Year
Independently released songs and albums accounted for almost one-third of all music consumption in the United Kingdom last year, marking the sixth consecutive year of growth for the country’s indie sector, according to new figures from labels trade body BPI. In total, the equivalent of more than 53 million independently released albums were streamed or...
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Bursa Malaysia collaborates with UK’s MOBILIST to enable greater investment in energy transition
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia Bhd has entered into a collaboration with the United Kingdom’s (UK) Mobilising Institutional Capital Through Listed Product Structures (MOBILIST) programme to enable greater investment in energy transition and to advance the United Nations’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Malaysia. Bursa Malaysia chairman Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar said the collaboration will...
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Samsara Celebrates 2024 Great Place To Work Certifications Across the United States, United Kingdom, and Poland
Article content Recognitions showcase Samsara as a top global workplace that employees are proud to work for SAN FRANCISCO — Samsara Inc. (“Samsara”) (NYSE: IOT), the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, proudly announces it is Certified™ by Great Place To Work® in the United States, United Kingdom, and Poland. This accolade underscores Samsara’s dedication...
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Investment Fund for Northern Ireland
The Investment Fund for Northern Ireland will deliver a £70 million commitment of new funding to smaller businesses. The fund aims to drive sustainable economic growth by supporting innovation and creating local opportunity for new and growing businesses across Northern Ireland. The Investment Fund for Northern Ireland offers two different commercial finance options of loans...
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Nations and Regions Investment Funds
For a sustainable and prosperous UK economy to continue to grow, businesses across the UK need to thrive. The British Business Bank wants to break down particular barriers to finance so that access to finance is a level playing field for all entrepreneurs – wherever they are, whatever their gender, whatever their ethnicity. The purpose...