According to a report from The Times, Britain is close to striking a vaccine deal with the European Union thus potentially removing a threat of the EU cutting off supplies of COVID-19 vaccines to the country. Under the terms of… Read More ›
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Rolls Royce pauses Bergen Engines sale to Russia’s TMH Group controlled company
In a statement British engine maker Rolls-Royce said, it had paused the planned sale of its Bergen Engines to a company controlled by Russia’s TMH Group after an intervention by Norway. Norway’s NSM security agency is assessing the $178 million… Read More ›
Deliveroo confirms London listing plans
On Monday British food delivery startup Deliveroo announced plans for a London listing while disclosing that it posted a loss of $437.94 million (317 million pounds) in 2020. Deliveroo’s IPO is one of the most eagerly anticipated initial public offerings… Read More ›
Corporate taxes will be gradually raised to 23% in coming years: British Finance Minister
In a significant development, the Sunday Times reported, British finance minister in the upcoming budget in March, Rishi Sunak is likely to raise taxes on businesses to pay for the Government’s COVID-19 support schemes. During his March 3, 2020 speech,… Read More ›
78 Brexit companies relocated to Netherland, 550 in relocation talks: Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency
On Thursday, in a statement Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency stated, there has been a flow of businesses moving into the Netherlands because of Brexit; this is despite direct foreign investment dropping by a quarter because of the coronavirus-induced COVID-19 pandemic…. Read More ›
British lender NatWest switches to Mastercard debit cards from Visa
British lender NatWest is the latest UK retail and commercial bank to switch to issuing Mastercard debit cards from Visa, in an agreement that includes 16 million consumer and business customer cards. The development sees Mastercard, which has since long… Read More ›
UK offers extra financial assistance worth 4.6 billion pounds to select sectors hit by third national lockdown
On Tuesday, Britain offered 4.6 billion pound support to businesses struggling with the third national lockdown, which was imposed this week to stem the new mutant wave of the coronavirus-induced COVID-19 cases that is sweeping across the U.K. In a… Read More ›
Scotland to enter national lockdown
On Monday Scotland will enter another national lockdown which is likely to last until spring, reported The Times newspaper. In a statement Scottish government leader Nicola Sturgeon had said her cabinet is scheduled to meet on Monday to discuss potential… Read More ›
AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine starts rolling out in UK
In a statement British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said, hundreds of thousands of doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine will start rolling out in Britain after the COVID-19 vaccine candidate was approved by regulators. “We’ll get going on this,” said… Read More ›
UK trucks could start rolling into France today: British Housing minister Robert Jenrick
On Wednesday, during an interview with Sky News television, British Housing minister Robert Jenrick stated he hoped trucks would begin rolling into France following Paris lifting its ban on freight coming from Britain following the outbreak of a new strain… Read More ›
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