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NatWest (RBS) to provide £100bn climate funding

Alison Rose
Alison Rose: opportunities NatWest (RBS) Group is providing £100 billion of climate-friendly funding including new green loans to support customers in their transition to net zero. The extension of ClimateRead More

Pact strengthened

Ireland drops resistance to corporate tax rate

Dublin
Ireland has benefited from its low corporation tax Ireland has signed up for a global treaty that would tax multinational corporations’ profits at a minimum tax rate of 15%.  TheRead More

Costs rising

VAT hike and end of furlough head big weekend of change

Seafood Restaurant
The VAT rise will hit the hospitality sector British business and more than 1.6 million workers are facing a nervous weekend as the discount on VAT and the furlough schemeRead More

As FSB calls for change...

SMEs ‘struggle to understand public sector bid process’

David Gray
Research: David Gray The vast majority of SMEs believe the public sector should do more to remove the tendering barriers they face when bidding for public sector contracts, according toRead More

Employees deal

Microtech boss opts for EOT after rejecting offers

Microtech-team
Microtech team IT service specialist Microtech Group, has spurned a number of acquisition approaches and opted to future proof the business through employee ownership. Chris McMail turned down several offersRead More

ME funding

DSL Business Finance sees lift in loans to small firms

Stuart Yuill
Stuart Yuill: offering a lifeline Not-for-profit lender DSL Business Finance enjoyed a record year in 2020-21, providing £5.6 million to SMEs and social enterprises in Scotland, up from £4.5m inRead More

Specialist lender

Mint Property Finance launches in Scotland

Andrew Lazare
Andrew Lazare: logical step Specialist lender Mint Property Finance has launched in Scotland following significant growth in England and Wales. The company is offering a Standard Bridge on loans ranging from £75,000 to £1Read More

Jobs tax plea

Call for cut in NICs to ease cost pressures on SMEs

Mike Cherry
Mike Cherry: ‘small firms are facing cost strains’ A small businesses lobby group is urging the UK government to cut national insurance contributions to ease cost pressures on employers. TheRead More

Market report

Gatwick warns of ‘UK lag’ | McColl’s | Braveheart | Babcock

Gatwick airport
REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATES 5pm: FTSE 100 enjoys best week since November The FTSE 100 closed 25.48 points, or 0.4% higher at 7,218.71, just below the day’s new one-year highRead More

Funding plan

Branson’s Virgin Atlantic plots listing on LSE

Branson and Virgin website
Flying high: Sir Richard Branson considering IPO Sir Richard Branson is planning to bring his Virgin Atlantic airline to the stock market in a bid to repair its Covid-battered finances. Read More