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John Caudwell, the billionaire founder of retailer Phones4u, is unimpressed with the candidates for high office. Reuters
Billionaire pins UK's lost growth on 'clueless' election rivals

Property developer tells The National that green and clean tech companies need to be given special tax breaks to lift GDP

UKJune 06, 2024
Chris Hayward, policy chairman at the City of London Corporation. Photo: City of London
UK financial firms triple investment in climate energy

City of London leaders hail increased rate of investment in clean energy projects but tell The National governments must do more

BusinessJune 03, 2024
People walk past a Shein advertisement in London. Senior politicians are thought to have been in talks with the company ahead of a possible flotation in London. Reuters
Fast fashion group Shein could be set for London IPO

The Chinese-founded company is tipped to unveil a flotation on the London market, despite concern over its supply chains

MarketsJune 03, 2024
The Mercedes-Benz S680 Guard 4Matic is the safest and most protected civilian car in the world, says its manufacturer. Photo: Mercedes-Benz AG
Bespoke and bulletproof: Billionaires' car that screeches luxury

Armoured Mercedes gives the protection of a tank with the sleekness of a saloon, as the super-rich demand customisation

MotoringMay 31, 2024
Rachel Coldicutt, executive director of Careful Trouble, and Jack Curtis, the co-founder of Carbon Jacked. Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Jack Curtis
'Think practical, not space age': How Labour is wooing business

Two of the signatories to a letter from 120 businesses declaring support for Labour tell The National why the party gets their vote

BusinessMay 28, 2024
Keir Starmer during a visit to Gillingham Football club on the General Election campaign trail.
'Change' vs 'security' as UK voters face a six-week slogan fest

Labour's vision sees the UK emerging from 'chaos' while the Conservatives promise a safer future

UKMay 23, 2024
From his desk overlooking Tuborg Harbour near Copenhagen, Novo Holdings chief executive Kasim Kutay manages the assets of the world’s wealthiest enterprise entity, the Novo Nordisk Foundation. Photo: Novo Holdings
Why boss of Ozempic parent company revels in his Arab-British heritage

Novo Holdings CEO Kasim Kutay controls the biggest stake in the maker of the obesity wonder drug transforming lives worldwide. The secret of his success? Forget IQ – ‘cultural intelligence’ makes all the difference

Arab ShowcaseMay 23, 2024
UK inflation fell to 2.3 per cent last month, down from 3.2 per cent in March. PA
UK inflation rate falls to 2.3 per cent in April

With service sector inflation remaining persistently strong, hopes for June cut to interest rates have faded

BusinessMay 22, 2024
Britain's financial services and related professional firms contributed £110.2 billion in tax last year. Getty Images
UK financial services sector contributes record £110.2bn to nation's coffers

The figure represents 12.3% of the total UK tax take for last year and is enough to fully fund the government’s annual education budget

BusinessMay 21, 2024
Global trade is set to become increasingly regionalised and supply chains will be 'reconfigured', according to a new report by the DMCC.
‘Friendshoring’ is the future as global supply chains reset to regional

A study by the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre claims geopolitics is driving a shift toward regionalisation

BusinessMay 21, 2024
London's Square Mile financial district. UK Economic Secretary to the Treasury and City minister, Bim Afolami, told the City Week Capital Markets summit that the Gulf's capital markets are key partners to London's financial services companies. Getty Images
Gulf capital markets singled out as key for London’s financial services

Leading figures from the City of London tell a summit that the UK capital's deep markets will continue to be a place of excellence for companies looking to do business

BusinessMay 20, 2024
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk speaks at a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Monte Cassino, in Krakow, on Saturday. EPA
Poland to spend $2.5 billion fortifying eastern border

Polish PM announces major plan to secure the EU's eastern flank, as Ukraine's President Zelenskyy expects Russia to step up its offensive in the country's north-east

EuropeMay 18, 2024
People queue at UK border control at Heathrow Airport. Border Force staff are due to strike for three days at the end of May. Getty Images
Passengers to be hit by further strike action at Heathrow

As UK Border Force employees prepare for a three-day walkout, Heathrow says it is working to mitigate any disruption to passengers

UKMay 18, 2024
Delegates chat at the Great Futures event in Riyadh.
Great Futures: UK and Saudi Arabia tighten trade and cultural ties

Riyadh conference deepens economic and cultural ties to kick-off a year-long initiative

BusinessMay 17, 2024
WheelTug's technology allows the pilot to move the aircraft on the ground without using its engines. Photo: WheelTug
Wheel technology helping aircraft taxi to a cleaner future

A front wheel system that enables aircraft to get from gate to runway using electric power rather than the engines could save a billion gallons of jet fuel from being burnt

Road to Net ZeroMay 17, 2024
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