The UK's financial services sector must do more to “break the ‘class’ ceiling,” according to a government-backed task force, with new targets calling for at least half of senior leaders to come from working-class or lower socio-economic backgrounds...
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24th Oct 2024 | Updated at 08:07pm 24th Oct 2024
Pioneering the South Asian grocery market in the UK
In 1981, Piyush Sedani opened a shop selling Indian groceries in Upton Park, supported by his brothers Arvind and Vipul. Over the years, the shop steadily grew, and by 1992, Quality Foods had firmly established itself as a recognised brand,...
Driving sustainable change through Hilal and Buzz EV
Irshad Akhtar is CEO of Hilal, a Sharia Compliant Investment Fund currently being established in Abu Dhabi. He is also the founder of Buzz EV which specialises in renewables, including solar, batteries, EV and environmental management for homes,...
Moving from Germany to the UK to study for the Masters in Analytics and Management at London Business School was an expensive, bureaucratic challenge for Alex Scheuer.
More than 200 jobs are at risk after Mitsubishi Chemical UK announced plans to end production on Teesside. It had begun a consultation with workers at its plant in Billingham.
Hikvision, a leading Chinese surveillance company, has denied suggestions that it poses a threat to Britain’s national security after the UK government banned the use of its camera systems at “sensitive” sites.
The United Kingdom (UK) and Singapore held the 7th UK-Singapore Financial Dialogue in Singapore. Both countries renewed their commitment to deepening the UK-Singapore Financial Partnership that was agreed in 2021, discussed mutual priorities...
Human rights campaigner Tanya O’Carroll has launched a lawsuit against Meta in the UK High Court, alleging the technology conglomerate is continuing to...
Jaguar Land Rover, owned by Tata Motors, is cutting production at its UK factories till March 2023 as it continues to face chip shortage, said a report....
Hectic negotiations are ongoing between the United Kingdom and India for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which could be signed by the middle of 2023. A framework to strengthen economic cooperation between the two countries, the FTA comprises 26...
Advocates of Britain’s exit from the European Union presented it as an opportunity to sweep aside unnecessary rules and regulations that were holding back economic growth. Key to this is a plan to replicate the “Big Bang,” the wave of deregulation...
The UK's recent austerity budget may avert a deeper recession, but the government must focus more on growth to improve the country's long-term prospects,...
