Calls to boycott Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Pizza Hut and McDonald’s over refusal to quit Russia March 8, 2022 Major international food and drink brands including Coca-Cola, McDonalds, PepsiCo and Pizza Hut have refused to close outlets in Russia – leading to calls for boycotts from campaigners. Companies have faced mounting calls to quit selling their products in Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, as other major international brands such as Apple and Netflix [...]
HMRC owes construction workers close to £1.5bn following pandemic property boom March 8, 2022 Almost £1.5bn is owed to Britain’s construction workers by the taxman following the pandemic property boom, according to new data shared with CityAM today. It is estimated that more than 1m people working in the sector could be owed a tax refund, after the industry “weathered a particularly fierce storm” to keep Britain building [...]
Gold diggers: Mining firms team up to address market ‘challenges’ March 7, 2022 London-based gold and nickel exploration firm Katoro Gold has entered into a joint venture with an Australian company Lake Victoria Gold. The companies plan to work on Katoro’s so-called Imweru Gold Project, after it had previously announced the sale of the scheme. Katoro chief executive Louis Coetzee said the agreement “was a strategic decision by the [...]
