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As a massive 57% of Brits experience financial difficulties, the Ukrainian crisis is making an already desperate situation worse

As a massive 57% of Brits experience financial difficulties, the Ukrainian crisis is making an already desperate situation worse

Research by KIS Finance has revealed that as a direct result of the rising cost of living, (57%) of Brits are either already strugglin..

Serious games can make a big difference in Africa, but only with real collaboration

Serious games can make a big difference in Africa, but only with real collaboration

By Glenn Gillis, CEO, Sea Monster  The future of gaming is African. Over the past five years, the size of the continent’s gaming marke..

The Statistics Behind Hosting A Successful Podcast in 2022

The Statistics Behind Hosting A Successful Podcast in 2022

Key points of interest: The number of worldwide podcast listeners is estimated to increase further to over 800 million users by 2025...

Marketing vacancies reach record breaking heights

Marketing vacancies reach record breaking heights

Vacancies for marketing professionals continued at record breaking levels throughout 2021 as the UK recovered from the pandemic, with ..

Simple mistakes on job adverts costing businesses top talent in a skills crisis

Simple mistakes on job adverts costing businesses top talent in a skills crisis

With UK vacancies continuing to rise and the skills gap growing at a concerning rate, global recruitment software provider, JobAdder, ..

Euro weakens, rouble slumps as sanctions piled on Russia

Euro weakens, rouble slumps as sanctions piled on Russia

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) -The Russian rouble plunged and the euro nursed losses against the U.S. dollar on Monday as th..

AZK Media scales capability in helping technology companies grow across new and emerging markets

AZK Media scales capability in helping technology companies grow across new and emerging markets

Leading global B2B integrated media and marketing firm AZK Media has announced the appointment of global journalist Julie Cooper as it..

Analysis-After sanctions barrage, Russia’s emerging market allies explore workarounds

Analysis-After sanctions barrage, Russia’s emerging market allies explore workarounds

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – As western governments ratchet up sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, Moscow’s eme..

Ukraine asks for South Korea cybersecurity aid amid Russia invasion

Ukraine asks for South Korea cybersecurity aid amid Russia invasion

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – The top Ukraine official in South Korea said on Friday that his country wants to request Seoul..

Dollar surges as Russia invades Ukraine

Dollar surges as Russia invades Ukraine

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar jumped and the Russian rouble tumbled to a record low on Thursday afte..

Europe’s banks brace for Russia fallout while U.S. banks see limited pain

Europe’s banks brace for Russia fallout while U.S. banks see limited pain

By Lawrence White, Alexandra Schwarz-Goerlich and Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON/VIENNA/LONDON (Reuters) -European banks on Tuesday were br..

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How Offices Can Reduce their Impact on the Climate Crisis

How Offices Can Reduce their Impact on the Climate Crisis

2021 proved to be a significant year for the climate crisis, with COP26, the IPCC 2021 Report, Extinction Rebellion’s non-violent civil disobedience, ..

Stocks extend sell-off as U.S. warns of imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine

Stocks extend sell-off as U.S. warns of imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine

By Andrew Galbraith SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Global stocks extended a sell-off, the yen strengthened, and U.S. Treasury prices rose ..

U.S. says Russia on brink of Ukraine attack after separatist plea for help

U.S. says Russia on brink of Ukraine attack after separatist plea for help

By Pavel Polityuk and Polina Nikolskaya KYIV/DONETSK (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he believes Russia will in..

Meta’s Zuckerberg unveils AI projects aimed at building metaverse future

Meta’s Zuckerberg unveils AI projects aimed at building metaverse future

By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) -Facebook-owner Meta is working on artificial intelligence research to generate worlds through speech..

Global Banking & Finance Awards® 2021- Next 100 Global Awards

Global Banking & Finance Awards® 2021- Next 100 Global Awards

The Next 100 Global Companies to watch highlights some of the most exciting, innovative, and promising businesses from around the worl..

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Global Banking & Finance Awards® 2021

Global Banking & Finance Awards® 2021

Global Banking & Finance Review® announces the list of winners for its 11th annual Global Banking & Finance Awards® program 2021 Global Bankin..

Explainer-Western sanctions on banks only scratch surface of Fortress Russia

Explainer-Western sanctions on banks only scratch surface of Fortress Russia

By Tommy Wilkes and John McCrank LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States, the European Union and Britain announced new san..

Explainer-How Western sanctions will target Russia

Explainer-How Western sanctions will target Russia

By Karin Strohecker (Reuters) -The United States and its allies are coordinating new sanctions on Russia after Moscow recognised two r..

Markets pricing some geopolitics, but risk premia can grow further -Goldman

Markets pricing some geopolitics, but risk premia can grow further -Goldman

By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) -Global markets are already pricing chunky geopolitical risks, but there is scope for risk premia to r..

Oil climbs on growing fears of conflict over Ukraine

Oil climbs on growing fears of conflict over Ukraine

By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Oil prices jumped more than $2 to a fresh seven-year high on Tuesday after Moscow ordered t..

Stocks slide, oil jumps as Russia orders troops to Ukraine regions

Stocks slide, oil jumps as Russia orders troops to Ukraine regions

By Tom Westbrook and Xie Yu SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Global stocks tumbled while safe-havens rallied and oil surged on Tuesday as E..

Financial think-tank calls for regulated ESG ratings in Britain

Financial think-tank calls for regulated ESG ratings in Britain

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain should regulate sustainability ratings on companies to improve transparency, reduce the ..

COVID-hit Queen Elizabeth sends message to Brazil

COVID-hit Queen Elizabeth sends message to Brazil

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth sent a message of condolence to Brazil on Monday as she continued to carry ou..

Factbox-Britain scraps all remaining COVID-19 restrictions

Factbox-Britain scraps all remaining COVID-19 restrictions

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday announced the government would remove all remaining coronaviru..

EU will consider making countries fill gas storage – energy chief

EU will consider making countries fill gas storage – energy chief

By Isla Binnie MADRID (Reuters) – The European Union will consider whether to require member states to fill their natural gas st..

Capchase expand presence in the UK with new European HQ on the back of making $200m available to UK startups in six months

Capchase expand presence in the UK with new European HQ on the back of making $200m available to UK startups in six months

London, UK; 17th February 2022: Capchase, a leading provider of non-dilutive capital for recurring-revenue companies, has announced it..

Loveit coverit launches new travel insurance product in partnership with AXA partners

Loveit coverit launches new travel insurance product in partnership with AXA partners

Leading UK mobile phone and gadget insurers, loveit coverit, have launched an all-new travel insurance product as part of their partne..

AMS responds to latest labour market statistics

AMS responds to latest labour market statistics

Responding to the latest labour market data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), Paul Modley, Director of Diversity, Equity ..

Why we need to go digital with the development of strategy

Why we need to go digital with the development of strategy

By:  Janice MacLennan, founder of the NMBLR app and CEO of St Clair, a leading life sciences consultancy. The post-pandemic world has ..

Right to Work has gone Digital, but what does this mean for hiring?

Right to Work has gone Digital, but what does this mean for hiring?

By: Steve Smith Managing Director, EMEA at Sterling. Right to Work (RTW) checks have long been known as cumbersome and lengthy tasks f..

The Office as a Collaboration Space: It’s Time to Switch the Focus

The Office as a Collaboration Space: It’s Time to Switch the Focus

Karl Breeze, CEO at Matrix Booking  We’re all tired of pandemic-induced buzzwords in business, right? ‘The new norm’. ‘Unprecedented t..

Armaan Resales Diversifies Global Supplier Base Across its Millions of Products

Armaan Resales Diversifies Global Supplier Base Across its Millions of Products

9 February 2022 –  Armaan Resales, the world’s fastest-growing DropShipping network, has added new suppliers and wholesales in E..

How businesses can use telecommunications to increase employee productivity whilst working remotely/hybrid?

How businesses can use telecommunications to increase employee productivity whilst working remotely/hybrid?

With more business turning to remote and hybrid working we spoke to Oliver Rowe, founder and CEO of Fusion Communications to find out ..

Stocks steady on hopes for diplomacy in Ukraine

Stocks steady on hopes for diplomacy in Ukraine

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – U.S. stock futures bounced on Friday and selling pressure eased in Asian share markets af..

Bitcoin falls 7.4% to $40,632

Bitcoin falls 7.4% to $40,632

(Reuters) – Bitcoin dropped 7.4% to $40,631.78 at 2205 GMT on Thursday, down $3,248.05 from its previous close. Bitcoin, the wor..

European stocks drop as Russia-Ukraine tensions escalate

European stocks drop as Russia-Ukraine tensions escalate

By Sruthi Shankar and Shashank Nayar (Reuters) -European shares fell on Thursday as heightened Russia-Ukraine tensions eclipsed a slew..