Category: Economy
Economy
HS2 rail project giving the go-ahead despite spiralling costs
(qlmbusinessnews.com via news.sky.com-- Tue, 11th Feb 2020) London, Uk - - The government will also announce billions of pounds of investment in greener bus services[more...]
How Global Trade Runs on U.S. Dollars
Source:WSJ Nearly 90% of international transactions in 2019 were in U.S. dollars, giving the U.S. extraordinary power over nearly every entity that imports or exports[more...]
Energy bills set to fall for millions of UK households
(qlmbusinessnews.com via bbc.co.uk - -Fri, 7th Feb 2020) London, Uk - - Energy bills are to fall for millions of British households this April after[more...]
UK new homes registered to be built hits 13-year high
(qlmbusinessnews.com via theguardian.com - -Fri, 6th Feb 2020) London, Uk - - Rise of 1% to 161,022 properties in 2019 remains far short of government[more...]
Nissan to focus on UK market in contingency plans in the event of a hard Brexit according to report
(qlmbusinessnews.com via theguardian.com - - Mon, 3rd Feb 2020) London, Uk - - Carmaker considering focusing on UK market if there are tariffs on exports,[more...]
Brexit: UK leaves the European Union
(qlmbusinessnews.com via bbc.co.uk - - Sat, 1st Feb 2020) London, Uk - - The UK has officially left the European Union after 47 years of[more...]
UK-Africa summit up to 90% deal struck went into fossil fuels
(qlmbusinessnews.com via theguardian.com - -Fri, 24th Jan 2020) London, Uk - - Exclusive: Almost £2bn went to oil and gas despite a UK pledge to support[more...]
UK regulator warn markets: be ready in case no trade agreement is struck with the EU
(qlmbusinessnews.com via uk.reuters.com -- Wed, 23rd Jan 2020) London, UK -- LONDON (Reuters) - Financial firms in Britain should be ready in case no trade[more...]
Facebook to hire 1,000 London staff this year
(qlmbusinessnews.com via uk.reuters.com -- Tue, 21st 2020) London, UK -- LONDON (Reuters) - Facebook will hire 1,000 people in London this year in roles such[more...]
Is Veganism a whole new industry and era or a passing trend?
Source: Bloomberg Is Veganism just a passing trend or the beginning of a whole new industry and era? Bloomberg’s Quicktakes has a closer look at[more...]
Chancellor Sajid Javid promises to tackle regional imbalances by reforming how Treasury allocates funds
(qlmbusinessnews.com via theguardian.com - - Tue, 7th Jan 2020) London, Uk - - Chancellor promises to tackle regional imbalances by reforming how Treasury allocates funds[more...]
Almost 3 million UK workers to receive a pay rise of four times the rate of inflation from April
(qlmbusinessnews.com via theguardian.com - - Tue, 31st Dec 2019) London, Uk - - Employees over 25 will receive a 6.2% pay rise equating to £930[more...]