Russia to expand Islamic banking rollout
Demand for Sharia-compliant financial products is growing, according to Russia’s largest lender, Sber. Russia is seeking to expand a pilot Islamic banking program as demand...
Potato futures are soaring – should the world be worried?
Disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz have triggered warnings of a global food crisis The US-Israeli war on Iran is increasingly hitting consumers...
UK business chiefs unite to combat workplace antisemitism as Met chief warns jews ‘not safe’ in London
Britain’s biggest business organisations have closed ranks against a wave of antisemitism sweeping the country, with 40 trade bodies and employer groups signing a joint...
JCB chairman Lord Bamford warns ministers face public revolt over £333bn welfare bill
The billionaire chairman of JCB has warned that ministers risk provoking a public revolt over Britain’s spiralling £333.7 billion welfare bill, accusing Westminster of “conning”...
Treasury orders review into bank branch closures as small firms count the cost
Ministers have set the high street banks on notice. The Treasury has commissioned an independent review into the impact of more than 6,700 bank branch...
Hertfordshire Pharma lands £2.3m Saudi contracts after UKEF steps in to plug working capital gap
For most small and medium-sized British exporters, the painful moment is rarely the order itself. It is the phone call a few days later, when...