UK maps out return to higher foreign aid spending after COVID cuts
By William James LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s spending on foreign aid should return to 0.7% of economic output by 2024/25, financ..
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LONDON (Reuters) – UK finance minister Rishi Sunak promised higher public spending and tax cuts as Britain’s economy rebou..
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Sunak promises more spending as UK emerges from pandemic
By David Milliken, Andy Bruce and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Finance minister Rishi Sunak used an upgrade to Britain’s ..
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McDonald’s sales soar on higher U.S. prices, newer menu items
By Aishwarya Venugopal and Hilary Russ (Reuters) -Higher U.S. prices and celebrity-themed meals boosted quarterly comparable sales at ..
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Gas price surge pushes Europe’s ceramics industry to breaking point
By Stephen Jewkes, Isla Binnie and Elvira Pollina MILAN (Reuters) – Continental Europe’s $35 billion ceramics industry tho..
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Hackers-for-hire are biggest cybersecurity threat -EU agency
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Hackers-for-hire emerged as the biggest threat to online security in the last 15 months, wi..
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Santander to release some pandemic provisions as profits jump
By Jesús Aguado MADRID (Reuters) -Santander is to release some of the cash it set aside at the height of the pandemic in a sign the Sp..
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HEALTH OFFERS NEW LIFELINE TO INCLUSIVE INSURANCE MARKET
26 October 2021 HEALTH OFFERS NEW LIFELINE TO INCLUSIVE INSURANCE MARKET Global Report Into Microinsurance Reveals Post-Pandemic Surge..
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2022 Predictions: Supply Chain Cyber Attacks to Increase and Ransom Demands by Hackers to Break Records
With 1 out 61 organizations impacted by ransomware each week, Check Point Research (CPR) issues its 2022 Cyber Security Predictions, s..
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EU countries split over joint response to energy price spike
By Kate Abnett LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) -European Union countries failed to agree on a bloc-wide response to surging energy prices in an e..
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Exclusive-German govt expects inflation to surge to 2.9% in 2021 – source
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government expects consumer price inflation to surge to 2.9% this year and ease to 2.2% next year,..
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Myanmar a no-show at summit after ASEAN sidelines junta boss
By Ain Bandial BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Reuters) – A Southeast Asian summit started on Tuesday without military-ruled Myanmar, after..
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Reckitt lifts full-year forecast as mobility, vaccinations pick up
By Siddharth Cavale (Reuters) – Higher vaccination rates and improved mobility during the third quarter drove strong demand for ..
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Blockchain Could Be Key to Improving Sustainable Practices in the Supply Chain
Blockchain could be an enabler for improving social sustainability, increasing transparency and eliminating risks, enabling companies ..
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Russian COVID cases hit record high as eastern Europe imposes new curbs
By Luiza Ilie and Gleb Stolyarov BUCHAREST/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia reported a record high number of daily COVID-19 cases and s..
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Facebook knew about, failed to police, abusive content globally – documents
By Elizabeth Culliford and Brad Heath (Reuters) – Facebook employees have warned for years that as the company raced to become a..
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Key moments from decades of climate conferences
By Andrea Januta (Reuters) – This year’s U.N. climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, marks the 26th time since 1995 that..
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Tesco says online services back up after interference ‘attempt’
LONDON (Reuters) -British supermarket chain Tesco said its website and app are back up after the services were disrupted by an attempt..
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Britain’s Co-op bank confirms TSB approach
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Co-operative Bank confirmed on Monday that it expressed interest in potentially buying TSB fr..
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Cricket-Stokes added to England’s Ashes squad
(Reuters) – All-rounder Ben Stokes has been added to England’s squad for the Ashes tour of Australia, England’s cric..
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Why expense management automation is a secret weapon in the business world
By: Koen Christiaens, Chief Product Officer, Rydoo The term ‘automation’ has become more than just a buzzword for busines..
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Is your firm ready for the UK’s new prudential regime?
Murray Campbell, CASS business consultant at automated-reconciliation firm AutoRek Coming into effect in the UK on the 1st of January ..
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The Rise of Banking as a Service for Wealth Management
By: Sudhir Pai, Chief Technology & Innovation Officer, Capgemini Financial Services Global Business. In the deeply connected world..
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Contour partners with GLEIF to enable LEI usage on digital trade finance network
October 2021: Contour, the digital trade finance network, has partnered with the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) to ..
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Payment Fraud in the UK: How Open Banking can help
By: Paul Marcantonio, Executive Director UK & Western Europe, ECOMMPAY The pandemic has given rise to further paymen..
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Exclusive-Italy woos Intel over multibillion-euro chip plant -sources
By Giulio Piovaccari and Giuseppe Fonte MILAN/ROME (Reuters) – Rome is drawing up an offer to try to convince Intel to invest bi..
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KPMG in the UK and Quantexa Collaborate to Deliver Contextual Decision Intelligence Solu-tions
Helping organisations defend against fraud, money laundering, and illicit finance London, – Quantexa, the data and analytics software ..
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Australian digital banking platform, Data Action, takes a lead in AML compliance with Napier
Sydney: RegTech company Napier, provider of advanced anti-financial crime compliance solutions, has announced that specialist core ban..
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Financial planning for Millennials and Gen Zers
By: Jenny Madhoo, Chartered Financial Planner & Founder of SpringGen Advice Ltd SpringGen, the brainchild of Jenny Mad..
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U.S. CDC signs off on Moderna, J&J COVID-19 vaccine boosters, mix-and-match shots
By Manas Mishra and Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday recommen..
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Duran Duran drop new album 40 years after debut
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) – When British pop band Duran Duran made their debut, they did not know how long they would la..
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Card spending in UK falls below pre-COVID average – ONS
LONDON (Reuters) – Spending on credit and debit cards in Britain fell last week to 97% of its pre-pandemic average in February 2..
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Norway’s DNB announces dividend after posting record Q3 earnings
By Victoria Klesty and Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s largest bank DNB reported its best ever third-quarter earn..
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Three Quarters (74%) of US Workers Say Face-To-Face Meetings Are Still Needed for the Future of Work
64% of US workers say the key to trust is human contact Over half (53%) trust in-person sales over online Most workers (60%) p..
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Research reveals data education gap at the top of or-ganisations
CEOs score the lowest in assessment of data literacy among experienced professionals London, UK: Research by data science company Pr..
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EQ Investors publishes fourth annual impact report
Report highlights role of investors in driving positive change EQ Investors (EQ), the B Corp wealth manager, has today published its f..
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As UK job vacancies soar to record levels, survey re-veals what’s stopping job seekers from accepting roles
The latest survey from the UK’s leading independent job board, CV-Library, reveals that poor interviewer behaviour is stopping job see..
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