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* France and Germany say G7 very near to global corporate tax deal * Disagreements remain over minimum rate, scope of tax * UK’s Sunak says world is watching whether G7 can ...

Britain’s NatWest expects only about 13 per cent of its staff to return to primarily office-based working, the lender said on Tuesday as it revealed a three-pronged approach to post-pandemic ...

* Britain-Norway trade worth £20 bln in 2020 * Britain-Iceland trade worth £558 mln in 2020 Britain has clinched post-Brexit trade agreements with Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein as it seeks to forge new global trading relationships ...

Bitcoin fell more than 7 per cent on Friday, with tweets by Tesla boss Elon Musk that appeared to lament a breakup with the cryptocurrency again moving markets. Tesla’s big ...

Jet2 on Friday announced that it would cancel all flights and holidays until July 1. Flights to-and-from Jersey will begin on June 24. Because Turkey currently remains on the Red List, flights ...

“You can’t talk about ESG and invest in a really bad actor – and more and more companies are afraid of the reputational risk,” warns one fund manager. When Belarus ...

The life of the visually impaired has been improved greatly with the use of the WeWalk smart cane. Designed by a start-up with offices in London and Istanbul, the smart ...

Bank of Cyprus Holdings has been deemed a healthy investment opportunity, stock analysts at Simply Wall St have reported this week. Analysts expect revenue to grow at a rate of 12.28 ...

Eurozone manufacturing activity expanded at a record pace in May, according to a survey on Tuesday which suggested growth would have been even faster without supply bottlenecks that have led ...

Britain’s services sector recorded the biggest jump in activity in 24 years last month, after pubs and restaurants were allowed to resume serving customers indoors following months of lockdown, according ...

Think of an exclusive poker game where the minimum bet is close to $1 million. The stock-trading version, “dark pools” that host blockbuster trades, are pulling in major money in Europe. ...

Oil prices surged on Wednesday, hitting their highest in more than a year from a decision by OPEC and allies to stick to the plan to gradually restore supply, along ...

Global airlines urged the G7 rich nations on Wednesday to replace blanket Covid-19 travel curbs with more flexible restrictions informed by data, artificial intelligence and risk analysis. Willie Walsh, head ...

As checkpoints are expected to reopen on Friday, business in the south is happy, but cautious. “It’s a good thing, but we will see what happens,” said the owner ...

China’s Huawei Technologies announced the launch of its proprietary Harmony operating system (HarmonyOS) for smartphones on Wednesday, as the embattled company looks to recover from US sanctions that have ...

Tesla Inc is recalling nearly 6,000 US vehicles because brake calliper bolts could be loose, with the potential to cause a loss of tire pressure, documents made public on Wednesday show. ...

Boeing debates timing of next jet in strategy puzzle -sources Planemaker seeks to recover leading role after 737 MAX crisis Development cost and efficiency gains to be weighed in decision Airbus ...

European Union government and parliament negotiators reached a deal on Tuesday on rules that will force large multinational companies to disclose how much revenue and tax they pay in the 27...

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the Chinese Sinovac vaccine for use in people 18 years and older, in a two-dose schedule with a spacing of two to four weeks. The ...

The Turkish lira hit record lows against the euro and the dollar as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the press on Tuesday that interest rates must be cut. The ...

Coinbase Global Inc launched a tie-up with Apple and Alphabet Inc’s Google on Tuesday that will allow users to add cards from their accounts to the payment apps run ...

Cruise LLC, the autonomous vehicle (AV) company majority-owned by General Motors Co, has urged President Joe Biden to back efforts to speed thousands of self-driving cars to US roads, saying ...

Climate activists who scored big against Western majors last week had some unlikely cheerleaders in the oil capitals of Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi and Russia. Defeats in the courtroom and ...

Nestle said on Monday it was working on updating its nutrition and health strategy after the Financial Times reported an internal document at the food giant described a large portion ...