Dr Swati Dhingra reappointed to Bank of England’s MPC

The British government has announced the reappointment of Dr Swati Dhingra as an external member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) for a second three-year term. Dhingra, who initially joined the MPC in August 2022, will...

Revolutionising indoor navigation for visually impaired students

Kavya Jain, a London-based product designer specialising in social and inclusive design, is revolutionising school accessibility with ‘Senseiforall’. Her innovation, ‘Sensei’, offers durable, low-cost tactile surfaces that can be easily affixed...

Asda, owned by the Issa brothers and TDR Capital, a private equity firm, is falling further behind its supermarket competitors in the quest for sales growth, adding to the pressure on its billionaire owners to reduce costs. 

The Bank of England has issued its most severe caution yet regarding the risk to financial stability emanating from the $8 trillion private equity market. Amidst rising interest rates, both buyout firms and their affiliated companies are facing...



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