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In a keynote speech at Innovate Finance’s 11th global summit, the chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed the Treasury’s inaugural Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy would be...

Top dealmakers are pinning their hopes on a revival of activity in Europe, with president Donald Trump’s trade war having dampened expectations for US investment banking fees. At the beginning of...

Billions of pounds in extra trade could soon be exchanged between India and the UK after the two nations signed a landmark free trade agreement, ending years of protracted negotiations.The deal, which...

UK Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, who was a fierce opponent of Brexit, has been seeking to improve the UK’s trading relationship with Europe since he came into office last July. He is also...

Construction activity in the UK has suffered a further decline and confidence is low despite Minister Angela Rayner’s planning reforms getting approval from the Office for Budget Responsibility...

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is upping its campaign to attract more floats, warning IPO candidates that a US listing could prove expensive. In a document shared with bankers and IPO hopefuls, the...

There is growing concern in the states of the European Union (EU) about the economy with companies being cautious in plans of recruitment and staffing levels. In Ireland – part of the EU –...

While the tariffs imposed by US president Donald Trump remain in abeyance for 90-days, US commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, said last week that smartphones, computers and some other electronics,...

After the US president Donald Trump’s latest announcement of the pause on tariffs, Ireland’s deputy prime minister Simon Harris said his meeting with US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick...

Companies in Ireland – in the European Union – are proving resilient with insolvencies falling in the first quarter of the year, continuing a downward trend from last year, according to the latest...

US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent was defiant this week in the face of global financial markets selling off sharply in response to new US tariffs, arguing the new duties were necessary and rejecting...

Euro-area inflation has eased further towards the European Central Bank (ECB) target of 2 per cent – which also happens to be the target of the Bank of England (BoE) for the UK – as officials...

The debate over which is “better” between remote, hybrid or full-time return to working from office seems endless. It appears that most companies are against full-time working from home. Almost 90...

To get insights on how best to deal with the problems in the trading environment in the coming period, Ireland has appointed business leaders in the United States to join an advisory panel to sit...

Planning international expansion, several firms recently opened offices in the Middle East. Among the latest ones is Canaccord Wealth, a subsidiary of Canadian Bank Canaccord Genuity, which opened an...

London has edged closer to becoming the world’s top financial centre, fresh research shows, but concerns have been raised over the City’s future competitiveness. The 37th edition of Z/Yen...

Donald Trump’s first act as the president of United States was to sign an executive order on January 20 to end “radical and wasteful” DEI – Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – programmes in...

The chief executive of the London Stock Exchange (LSE) said most firms that switch their listings from the UK to US struggle to boost their share price. With London grappling with a number of firms...

There has been increasing concern with regard to the UK labour market since the October Budget. The government increased national insurance as well as the minimum wage, both of which will cause a...

US commerce secretary-nominee Howard Lutnick has hinted that some of the tariffs being imposed by Donald Trump — the ones aimed at Mexico and Canada, to mention two, — are short-term tactics that...