THE GOVERNMENT needs to consult local businesses to give it a defined set of commercial “offensive” interests before negotiating with partner countries on trade in services, the country’s main socioeconomic think tank said.“The government should engage with domestic stakeholders to negotiate effectively, identify the interests,
1 of 9By Elin McCoyPICKING my Top 10 experiences of 2021 wasn’t easy: I sampled great wines from 18 countries on six continents this year.Flipping through my tasting notebooks revealed stars for dozens of wines, including great vintages of Bordeaux, memorable California cabernets and chardonnays,
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) estimated that there would be a stable supply of paracetamol within the week, amid efforts by manufacturers and drugstores to replenish their stocks.Trade Secretary Ramon M. Lopez said in a Viber message to reporters on Wednesday that a
ALEXANDER NAGLESTAD/UNSPLASHBRUSSELS — The European Union’s (EU) exports of sparkling wine to the rest of the world fell last year for the first time in a decade, Eurostat said on Friday, largely because of a massive drop in champagne sales, though prosecco and cava sold
Ministers have greater powers to block foreign takeovers of British firms after new rules came into effect on Tuesday giving them more scope to unpick deals that have the potential to harm national security. The National Security and Investment Act, which enhances existing powers, is described
Virgin Money has announced a new fintech partnership with Expend, adding an Expense Management service to its new business banking proposition. The bank’s offering to business current account customers is being transformed with its improved digital-first proposition, that will offer services – such as Expend –
Fossil fuel companies and firms that work closely with them are among the biggest spenders on ads designed to look like Google search results, in what campaigners say is an example of “endemic greenwashing”. The Guardian analysed ads served on Google search results for 78 climate-related
Britain’s manufacturers have suffered a drop in export demand amid pressure from Covid and Brexit, according to fresh data that shows supply chain disruption and staff shortages held back the economy in December. The latest snapshot from IHS Markit and the Chartered Institute of Procurement and
Consumer borrowing on credit cards jumped to its highest level in more than a year in November, pushing all forms of household unsecured credit to £1.2bn, according to the latest Bank of England data. The increase in reliance on loans and credit cards exceeded City forecasts
Britons increased their borrowing in November by the highest amount since July 2020. Net consumer credit rose by £1.23 billion, above the £800 million predicted by economists, according to the latest credit conditions survey by the Bank of England. The largest portion of the growth came
Output and jobs in the manufacturing sector continued to grow at the end of last year as supply chain disruptions began to ease. The rise in the output index to 53.6 in December, from 52.7 in November, showed that the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant
Boris Johnson has batted away calls to cut taxes on energy bills despite the looming cost of living crunch because it would help “a lot of people who perhaps don’t need the support”. The prime minister’s spokesman said that the causes of the surge in energy