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BoE’s Pill sees need for further interest rate rises

BoE’s Pill sees need for further interest rate rises

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England will need to raise interest rates further to combat the risk of self-pe..

H&M-backed project pilots CO2-capturing aprons at Stockholm restaurant

H&M-backed project pilots CO2-capturing aprons at Stockholm restaurant

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A Stockholm restaurant crew is wearing cotton aprons that capture greenhouse gas from the air, in a pilot ..

UK retail sales jump unexpectedly, but big picture bleak

UK retail sales jump unexpectedly, but big picture bleak

By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -British retail sales jumped unexpectedly in April as shoppers loaded up on alcohol and tobacco, likely..

Shanghai finds cases after five days of ‘zero COVID’ but end of lockdown on track

Shanghai finds cases after five days of ‘zero COVID’ but end of lockdown on track

By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Shanghai announced its first new COVID-19 cases outside quarantined areas in five days on Fr..

JPMorgan targets more of Germany’s Mittelstand economic engine

JPMorgan targets more of Germany’s Mittelstand economic engine

By Tom Sims FRANKFURT (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co plans to make further inroads in Germany by targeting more of the medi..

We are going to die’: Food shortages add to Sri Lanka’s woes

We are going to die’: Food shortages add to Sri Lanka’s woes

By Devjyot Ghoshal and Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s prime minister has warned of a food shortage as t..

Explainer-What is on (and off) the agenda of the WHO Assembly?

Explainer-What is on (and off) the agenda of the WHO Assembly?

By Emma Farge and Jennifer Rigby GENEVA (Reuters) – More than 100 world health ministers will meet in Geneva next week for the W..

The future of CXM

The future of CXM

By Michalis Michael, CEO of DMR Any predictions about the future of Customer Experience Management (CXM) need to take into..

Why no-code beats custom software and turnkey solutions for business automation

Why no-code beats custom software and turnkey solutions for business automation

By Tom Shrive, founder and CEO of askporter When looking to adopt automation to streamline processes and drive efficiencie..

The importance of upskilling to prepare for business automation

The importance of upskilling to prepare for business automation

By Matt Weston, founder and managing director of Vantage 365 In these increasingly digitised times, automation is often co..

Understanding the different levels of maturity in travel and expense management

Understanding the different levels of maturity in travel and expense management

By Ryan Demaray, SMB EMEA MD at SAP Concur UK Digital transformation is no new phenomenon and even before the pandemic, many organisat..

Who Really Controls Your Money?

Who Really Controls Your Money?

By Nick Saponaro, CEO, Divi Labs Online banking has been a boon for both banks and consumers. For banks it has delivered huge cost sav..

Some in Shanghai allowed out to shop; end of COVID lockdown in sight

Some in Shanghai allowed out to shop; end of COVID lockdown in sight

By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – More Shanghai residents were given the freedom to go out to shop for groceries for th..

Spiralling costs could take Greek graviera cheese off the menu

Spiralling costs could take Greek graviera cheese off the menu

By Karolina Tagaris and Vassilis Triandafyllou NAXOS, Greece (Reuters) – In a small factory on the Greek island of Naxos, worker..

McDonald’s to sell Russia restaurants to local operator, rebrand

McDonald’s to sell Russia restaurants to local operator, rebrand

By Praveen Paramasivam (Reuters) -McDonald’s Corp is selling its restaurants in Russia to one of its current local licensees, wh..

Exit Bee hires Neil Stewart as Business Development Director as its client roster grows

Exit Bee hires Neil Stewart as Business Development Director as its client roster grows

The next-generation ad company gears up to help even more agencies, brands and publishers enhance performance standards in..

White Bullet’s piracy demonetising programmes drastically reduce ad revenues to piracy websites across Europe, analysis finds

White Bullet’s piracy demonetising programmes drastically reduce ad revenues to piracy websites across Europe, analysis finds

Analysis of White Bullet’s demonetisation programmes reveals that 5bn ad impressions were blocked from piracy websites in ..

Could the surging build-to-rent market create emerging opportunities for investors?

Could the surging build-to-rent market create emerging opportunities for investors?

by Tom Jansons, Development Manager, Jansons Property As a market typically characterised by providing expensive, urban fl..

Why online retail trading needs an overhaul

Why online retail trading needs an overhaul

By Joe Jowett, CEO of StrikeX Not since the early 2000s’ dot com bubble have we seen retail stock traders rush into the gl..

Why is employee reward and recognition so important?

Why is employee reward and recognition so important?

Recognising and rewarding the achievements of your employees can have a tangible effect on the success of a business. Studies have sho..

Twitter’s account of deal shows Musk signing without asking for more info

Twitter’s account of deal shows Musk signing without asking for more info

By Greg Roumeliotis and Tom Hals (Reuters) – Twitter Inc published its account on Tuesday of its deal negotiations with Elon Mus..

Depp lawyers question Heard about knife, love notes in defamation case

Depp lawyers question Heard about knife, love notes in defamation case

By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Attorneys for Johnny Depp attempted to discredit Amber Heard’s abuse claims in th..

Credit Suisse Group rating downgraded by S&P

Credit Suisse Group rating downgraded by S&P

ZURICH (Reuters) -Credit Suisse Group AG’s credit rating has been downgraded to BBB from BBB+ by Standard & Poors, a blow fo..

Factbox-COVID-hit Chinese cities seek exit from painful lockdown

Factbox-COVID-hit Chinese cities seek exit from painful lockdown

By Roxanne Liu and Ryan Woo (Reuters) – Plans by COVID-hit Chinese cities to exit or avoid lockdown are more fraught and uncerta..

5 unique ways to go greener in the office

5 unique ways to go greener in the office

By Scott Hawthorn from SkipsAndBins.com After two whole years of using the dining table as a desk, many of us are finally making a ret..

5 Ways to Protect Your Wealth for Future Generations

5 Ways to Protect Your Wealth for Future Generations

Inflation in the recent years has been far worse than it has ever been. The situation has led to concerns in numerous people about the..

What’s next for eCommerce? Payment trends shaping the industry

What’s next for eCommerce? Payment trends shaping the industry

By: Nikhita Hyett, EU MD of BlueSnap The payments industry is revolutionising eCommerce. Powered by evolving consumer need..

Cavai tests innovative new approach for the Home Office’s ‘ParentWise’ pilot campaign helping parents and carers in the West Midlands

Cavai tests innovative new approach for the Home Office’s ‘ParentWise’ pilot campaign helping parents and carers in the West Midlands

Conversational formats delivered key insights alongside dramatically improved dwell time and reduced bounce rates London, ..

impact.com Announces Partnerships Experience Event, iPX, Bringing Together All Players in the Partnership Economy and Featuring Special Guest Trevor Noah

impact.com Announces Partnerships Experience Event, iPX, Bringing Together All Players in the Partnership Economy and Featuring Special Guest Trevor Noah

impact.com’s flagship event will bring together industry leaders, innovators, analysts, and trendsetters fro..

Meet Chris Shalchi, The Man Democratizing Access To E-Commerce Expertise

Meet Chris Shalchi, The Man Democratizing Access To E-Commerce Expertise

By Mavecca Group CEO, Chris Shalchi, is utilizing his experience in the e-commerce field to help businesses transition and..

Trade Finance: The Small Brush to Paint the Big Picture

Trade Finance: The Small Brush to Paint the Big Picture

By Marc Naidoo, finance partner in international law firm, McGuireWoods’ Ignorance is sometimes bliss, especially in the c..

The role of invisible, real-time payments in fueling the future of CX in business

The role of invisible, real-time payments in fueling the future of CX in business

By Frederick Crosby, Chief Revenue Officer, Nium Customer experience (CX) is paramount for any business, but few may reali..

How Embedded Insurance Can Drive Growth and Value for the Insurance and Finance Sectors

How Embedded Insurance Can Drive Growth and Value for the Insurance and Finance Sectors

Expectations around the customer experience finally have collided with insurers’ ability to deliver. New cloud-native insurance syst..

Navigating the new rules post Brexit

Navigating the new rules post Brexit

By Astrid Geeraerts, Head of Investment at Flanders Investment & Trade  The EU has historically been the UK’s largest trading part..

MVP for startups: the key to success

MVP for startups: the key to success

You can easily do without lemonade, but not without water.  You can’t create your favorite drink without it, you can’t que..

Ukraine begins first war crimes trial of Russian soldier

Ukraine begins first war crimes trial of Russian soldier

By Pavel Polityuk and Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) -A Ukrainian court held a preliminary hearing on Friday in the first war crimes tri..

Barclays warns of sub-parity euro, 5 ppt GDP hit if Russia turns off gas taps

Barclays warns of sub-parity euro, 5 ppt GDP hit if Russia turns off gas taps

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Analysts at Barclays have warned of a 5 percentage point hit to euro zone GDP and a dive below ..