Boost to UK business confidence as outlook brightens
Andy jalil - andyjalil@aol.com - British companies are having confidence in business prospects as the wider economy improves while critical trade talks go on with the European Union. A string of...
London financial firms step up diplomacy with EU
Andy Jalil - andyjalil@aol.com - Companies in the financial district (‘The City’) of London are seeking to take control of their post-Brexit future by ramping up engagement with EU member states,...
Irish firms not focusing enough on UK exiting the EU
Andy jalil - andyjalil@aol.com - With the enormous amount of trade and various business activities with Britain, it’s concerning to Ireland’s government agency that too many companies in Ireland...
Comfort for Ireland in property sector after Brexit
Of the countries within the European Union, Ireland, with it’s close historical, social and trade relations with Britain, feared it would be by far the worst affected with Brexit. However, after...
UK firms on hiring spree despite slow growth warning
Andy jalil - andyjalil@aol.com - Companies in Britain, particularly in the financial district (known as the ‘City’) of London, are set to embark on a hiring spree in 2018 as the need to deal with...
British companies set for mergers and acquisition
Andy jalil - andyjalil@aol.com - Despite political and economic uncertainty with on-going Brexit negotiations, UK businesses are poised to launch a buying spree on a scale not seen for almost a...
Manchester City prove superior in showdown
Manchester: With this clash of the giants at the top of the Premier League, Manchester City went 11 points clear of their rivals. It was a hugely significant win over Manchester United in terms of...
Online sales provide relief for UK retail sector
Andy jalil - andyjalil@aol.com - While the high street stores have for some time suffered from a drop in footfall, online sales have continued to forge ahead. Cyber shopping delivered a much-needed...
Special migration rules into UK for finance workers
Andy jalil - andyjalil@aol.com - With financial services having largely driven Britain’s economy, the government is attempting to ensure that there will be no shortage of skilful workers in the...
Growth with increased UK productivity defies forecast
Andy jalil - andyjalil@aol.com - With the manufacturing sector returning to expansion the British economy picked up going into the fourth quarter with GDP increasing by 0.4 per cent, according to...
England impress but Brazil dazzle
LONDON: England manager Gareth Southgate was full of praise for his young and inexperienced team against the best of Brazil, in which the star Neymar gave a dazzling performance even in a game lacking...
Employment in London financial district boomed
Andy jalil - andyjalil@aol.com - Britain is experiencing an exceptional period of employment with the rate at its highest since comparable records began in 1971. The unemployment rate is at its joint...
Conte happy with Chelsea progress
LONDON: Despite fielding a practically reserve side Chelsea managed to inflict a 2-1 defeat on Everton in the Carabao (League) Cup and the young, inexperienced players did enough to please their...
Trade deals for UK will be ‘extraordinarily difficult’
Andy jalil - andyjalil@aol.com - Britain’s plans to broker new international trade agreements when it leaves the European Union will be “extraordinarily difficult”, according to Ireland’s...
Ireland concerned that UK not so keen on border issue
Andy jalil - By all accounts the talks between the UK Brexit Minister David Davis and the EU negotiator Michel Barnier have not made sufficient progress even after the fifth round of talks which...
Pressure on Ireland for lack of women in boardrooms
Andy jalil - With the issue of equality of sexes on the increase, companies all over are under pressure to increase the number of senior female staff on their boards. It comes as no surprise that...
No city matches London’s appeal as a finance hub
While recent talks between David Davis, the Brexit Minister and Michel Barnier, his EU counterpart seemed to have been stalling a little, the Prime Minister, Theresa May, has tried to inject new...
London financial district envoy critical of Brussels
Andy jalil - andyjalil@aol.com - The City of London Corporation’s special representative to the European Union, Jeremy Browne, has slammed Brussel’s (HQ of EU) approach to negotiating with the UK...
Irish production sector sees sharp rise in output
Things are looking up for Ireland at present with several corporate relocation in progress to Dublin from London and growth in the country’s manufacturing sector hitting a two-year high, with sharp...
Nearly all parts of Irish life threatened by Brexit
Ireland Prime Minister, Leo Varadkar, said Britain leaving the EU represents a risk to “nearly all aspects of national life.” In a foreword for the National Risk Assessment 2017 report, Varadkar...