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The Bell has compiled a rating of who is making the most of this new environment. It highlights the big winners from the Western corporate exodus by looking at the major players taking over the thousands of foreign companies that have quit the Russian market. In the first decade of Putin’s presidency, the government — at both the national and regional level — was in overdrive trying to lure foreign investment.
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2 years ago Read more at The Bell

The Longworth Hall Hotel Business Owner has responded to social media criticism after a local couple had their wedding cancelled with just a weeks notice. The local fire brigade did an absolutely amazing job and restricted the fire to a small conservatory which was used for laundry and one bedroom above it. It took 7 months to get power reinstated to the building, and the tender for the main works has still not been issued to my knowledge.
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2 years ago Read more at Your Herefordshire

Texas is the largest and eighth US state to conclude a trade pact with the UK, bringing the combined GDP to £5.3 trillion. Texas has the second largest US state economy, with a GDP of £1.9 trillion in 2022. The UK is Texas’ 8th largest international goods export market, with total trade in goods already worth £14.7 billion in 2023. This arrangement is targeted at sectors where the UK and Texas have shared expertise such as hydrogen and carbon capture, utilisation, and storage.
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2 years ago Read more at GOV.UK

PHOTO | SHUTTERSTOCK By SCOTT BELLOWS More by this Author In the sunbaked heart of Mombasa, a large tourism company prides itself on showcasing the energetic culture and striking landscapes of Coast. Halima recently finds herself ensnared in a web of exhaustion, her once vibrant enthusiasm dimming under the relentless pressure and unending demands of her role. Luckily, interesting research sheds light on the pervasive issue.
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2 years ago Read more at Business Daily

Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has moved to bar speculators from margin trading. Margin trading is investing in shares using funds borrowed from a lender. Under draft regulations, capital markets regulator eyes limiting participation to seasoned and professional investors.
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2 years ago Read more at Business Daily

Intuit has acquired intellectual property (IP) and hired talent from financial data platform Proper Finance. The team members will join FinTech and Small Business and Self-Employed Group (SBSEG) Money teams. They will bring their expertise in digital banking, payments, money movement, and financial operations and infrastructure to their new roles.
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2 years ago Read more at PYMNTS.com

Nordex closed the year with a -186.5 million euros EBIT, within the range of between -150 and -300 million euros. For 2024, Nordex expects sales between 7,000 and 7,700 million euros and an EBITDA between 2% and 4%.
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2 years ago Read more at REVE

It has taken thirty-five years for the Japanese Stock Exchange to escape the pernicious effects of the country’s financial bubble that burst in the late 1980s. The Nikkei 225 index has returned to historical highs above 40,000 points, after a long journey of deflation, negative rates, and continuous intervention in the financial markets by the Bank of Japan. Last year inflation returned to that Japanese economy, and it is expected that this year, at last, the BOJ will raise interest rates, which have
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2 years ago Read more at EL PAÍS USA

Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has been racked by bitter political schisms. In 2018, Thailand’s richest 1% controlled 66.9% of its wealth, according to the Credit Suisse Global Wealth Databook. The political Journey of a Young Activist in Thailand is ruthless pragmatism that he applies to foreign policy.
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2 years ago Read more at TIME

Business sentiment in Singapore rose to a 1-year high for Q2 2024. SCCB’s Business Optimism Index grew 4.82 percentage points (pp). The index was also higher for the quarter compared to the 4.6 pp from the same quarter last year.
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2 years ago Read more at Singapore Business Review