Former RAF pilot steers CAB through turbulent turnaround

A former Royal Air Force fighter pilot who once flew Tornado jets at supersonic speeds is now navigating a different kind of high-pressure environment: the financial markets.Neeraj Kapur, 60, chief executive of CAB Payments, is leading a turnaround...

Where is growth in the Budget?

Rachel Reeves and the government have missed a real opportunity to put our country on a growth trajectory in this Budget.

UK’s export credit agency, UK Export Finance, in its annual report and accounts for 2021-22, has revealed that they had provided £7.4 billion to UK businesses for the purpose of exports, with 81 per cent going to SMEs, totalling £6 billion,...

The latest data on gross domestic product indicates that UK economy has slowed faster than economists had expected, while business confidence has fallen sharply in recent months. Analysts are already cutting forecasts for earnings next year...

US pharmacy giant Walgreens has dropped plans to sell Boots, saying buyers were unable to raise enough funds due to instability in financial markets. Walgreens said it had various offers for the pharmacy business after it put Boots up for sale...

Ofgem has published plans to cut baseline annual rates of return to 4.75 per cent for the five years from April 2023, down from about 6.8 per cent under the current regime. This means the companies that own the UK’s local electricity distribution...

Britain’s small businesses will hire thousands of people over the next year, even amid soaring inflation and rising interest rates. According to reports, private firms with revenue of less than £250 million, will create more than 6,000 jobs...

The State Bank of India (UK) has raised the interest rates on its range of products after the announcement by the Bank of England to increase the base rate. The rate of increase is from 35bps to 100bps. The new rates are effective from 22 June...



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