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Net zero plan will ‘unlock’ £90bn in investment over a decade – video
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Greg Hands, the minister of state at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, announced the government net zero strategy before this month's Cop26 conference. The plan aims to create 440,000 jobs a...
Rishi Sunak to launch £1.4bn fund to attract more overseas investment
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The government is to launch a £1.4bn fund to attract more overseas investment into the UK economy, particularly in sectors such as life sciences and electric vehicle production. In his budget announcement on Wednesday...
Spreading the wealth: Black-owned investment firms tackle the racial finance gap
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Black investors have long been underrepresented in the stock market; enigste 33.5% of Black American households owned stocks in 2019, according to Federal Reserve data. But that’s beginning to change. Across the country,...
UK needs better skills to win foreign investment battle, bevind verslag
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Britain risks being left behind in the increasingly intense battle for investment from overseas unless it can improve the level of skills on offer to foreign firms, according to a hard-hitting report. A taskforce head...
London attracts almost half foreign investment into UK, says ONS
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The government’s challenge in levelling up Britain’s economy has been highlighted by new official data showing London accounted for almost half of foreign direct investment (FDI) into the UK in the pre-pandemic year o...
Jared Kushner set to move away from politics and launch investment firm
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Jared Kushner, a top adviser to former Donald Trump, plans to launch an investment firm in coming months, a move that will take him away from politics for the foreseeable future, sources familiar with the plan said on...
West Ham’s punt on Jarrod Bowen is blooming into a solid investment
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It is unlikely that West Ham would have signed Jarrod Bowen had they decided to give Manuel Pellegrini one more transfer window. Every attempt to convince Pellegrini to move for Bowen had fallen on deaf ears, with the...
'Chroniese' gebrek aan belegging in Britse laerskoolbiblioteke aan die lig gebring
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Daar is 'n "chroniese" gebrek aan belegging in laerskoolbiblioteke in die VK, met onderwysers wat dikwels gedwing word om leesmateriaal vir kinders met hul eie geld te koop, volgens 'n nuwe studie. Maar 'n alliansie tussen t...
Andy Murray welcomes investment in wake of Emma Raducanu’s success
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Andy Murray has stressed the importance of continuing to capitalise on Emma Raducanu’s success in the wake of the announcement last weekend of a £22m government investment in public tennis courts. “It’s very positive,...
660,000 jobs at risk as UK’s green investment lags
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Tot by 660,000 jobs will be at serious risk if the UK continues to fall behind other countries in the amount it invests in green infrastructure and jobs, according to an alarming study published on Saturday. Coming jus...
Morrisons agrees £6.3bn takeover bid from investment group
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Morrisons has agreed a takeover offer from Fortress Investment Group, which values Britain’s fourth largest supermarket operator at £6.3bn. The offer from Fortress, which is backed by Canada Pension Plan Investment Bo...
UK vorm 'n groen beleggingsvennootskap met Bill Gates - besigheid lewendig
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Lopende dekking van die jongste ekonomiese en finansiële nuus
Five Asian countries account for 80% of new coal power investment
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Five Asian countries are jeopardising global climate ambitions by investing in 80% of the world’s planned new coal plants, volgens 'n verslag. Carbon Tracker, a financial thinktank, has found that China, Indië, Ind...
Leading finance firms sign up to Mark Carney forum on low-carbon investment
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Banks and financial institutions with more than $70tn assets have pledged to cut their greenhouse gas emissions and ensure their investment portfolios align with the science on the climate. In the initiative, chaired ...
Unite conference centre is a sensible investment
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Endemic sleaze is indeed engulfing this government and degrading our public realm, but Jonathan Freedland does his case against Boris Johnson no good by including a cheap swipe at Unite (This is Tory sleaze. Don’t let...
Team GB Tokyo 2020 Olympics 50p coin is on track to be a winning investment
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Sports fans watching the Olympics this weekend might be tempted to buy a Team GB commemorative 50p coin – and if past experience is any guide, it could turn out to be a good investment. In Januarie 2020, the Royal Mint...