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...
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25th Aug 2026 | Updated at 04:45am 25th Aug 2026
Nearly half of Britons believe wealthy have a duty to give to charity
Almost half of the British public believe high-net-worth individuals have a duty to donate to charity, according to new research unveiled at the third Giving and Impact Summit, where more than 140 philanthropists, wealth advisers, business leaders...
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...
After Bank of England boss Andrew Bailey said soaring inflation could hit the UK harder than elsewhere, Shevaun Haviland, director-general of the British...
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...
The Lloyds Bank has warned its customers to stay alert over rise in purchase scams, notably through fake adverts. As per the Lloyds’ data, reports of purchase scams which involve shoes and trainers have more than doubled so far this year.
Mastercard and Visa process about 99 per cent of debit and credit card payments in the UK, by volume and value.
Amid mounting concern about wage awards fuelling inflation, ministers have been given the message that there will be “no new money” for pay rises, meaning that any extra funding will have to be found through spending cuts or underspending.
An industry survey showed that British economy is showing signs of thwarting as high inflection hits new orders and businesses report levels of concern that normally signal a recession. Meanwhile, the S&P Global Purchasing Manger Index (PMI),...
Driven by rising food and petrol prices, putting further pressure on the Bank of England to take bold action, the consumer prices index (CPI) rose 9.1 per cent in May compared with the same period last year, the highest since 1982 and up from...
Tata Chemicals Europe has officially opened the UK's largest carbon capture plant at Northwich in a £20 million investment, including £4 million from the...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reiterated the Diwali timeline for a draft India-United Kingdom free trade agreement (FTA), declaring that the proposed trade deal with New Delhi would be the biggest yet in the post-Brexit context.
