Lessons from the Gulf: The UK must listen to business Opinion The UK may feel worlds apart from the Gulf monarchies, but there are lessons to be taken, writes Eliot Wilson.
The City is ready to bet on Britain. Now let’s see some bold moves Opinion The Investment Summit signalled a huge vote of confidence in the City - now let's use that to act, writes Chris Hayward.
The Capitalist: Guildhall’s gossip police on patrol as M&S boss skips Investment Summit Opinion Dispatches from Labour's Investment Summit, M&S's CEO's big night out and hijinks at Cheltenham: catch up on City gossip in The Capitalist.
Capital isn’t the issue – there aren’t enough UK projects to invest in October 16, 2024 My company is raring to invest billions into the economy, but there's nowhere for the money to go, writes Tracy Blackwell.
International Investment Summit showcased the best of Britain October 15, 2024 After years of uncertainty about the vision and direction of the UK, investors should once again view Britain as serious about leading the race to a greener economy and being the go-to destination for inward investment, says John Caudwell Britain pioneered industrialisation. The entrepreneurialism of British engineers and innovators sparked the first industrial revolution, a [...]
Reeves shakes up state-owned banks in bid to unlock flood of start-up cash October 14, 2024 Chancellor Rachel Reeves has shaken up the mandate of two state-owned development banks today as part of efforts to divert billions of pounds of investment into high-growth British start-ups.
The UK is an economic powerhouse – and we should know October 14, 2024 Brits should be less British about boasting about the strengths of our economy and our enduring spirit of entrepreneurialism, creativity and innovation, says Saker Nusseibeh It is a common characteristic of our national discourse to err towards the negative. An inclination to see, but not celebrate, what this country already does so well. Perhaps it [...]
Hargreaves Lansdown: Don’t leave retail investors out of the Budget October 14, 2024 Hargreaves Lansdown has called for the government to not leave retail investors behind in this month's Budget.
Servicenow pledges £1.2bn investment into UK business at summit October 14, 2024 American software firm Servicenow has committed to investing $1.5bn (£1.15bn) into its UK business over the next five years, the New York-listed company announced today at the international investment summit. Servicenow, a platform that automates and manages business processes, such as customer service and HR, also plans to expand with new office space and grow [...]
Investment Summit: Industrial strategy is ‘not picking winners’, Starmer insists October 14, 2024 The UK is “not in the business of picking winners” but is focused on “building on our strengths”, Sir Keir Starmer has said, as he unveiled the government’s industrial strategy at its flagship investment summit in London. The Prime Minister told the conference in Canada today that the government’s focus was on [...]