Business News

A set of high-impact businesses will be competing for Asian Business honours across eight categories as the shortlist has been unveiled.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer responded to the OECD's Interim Economic Outlook.

Mukuru, one of Africa’s largest fintech platforms, today announced a strategic partnership with MoneyGram, a leading global payments network for consumers, businesses, and communities.

United By 2022, the legacy charity of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, has announced a new charity partnership with the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce Future Faces network.

An historic Birmingham manufacturer has been purchased by its management team with the vision of creating a world leading precision engineering specialist.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is meeting finance ministers from European countries, Canada and Ukraine in Copenhagen to talk about defence, trade and investment.

The Board of Directors of the CANEX Creations Incorporated (CCInc), a subsidiary of the Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA), has appointed Mr. Osahon Akpata as Chief Executive Officer to lead the company.

Small to medium sized enterprises (SME) in Dudley borough are being encouraged to apply for grants through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) and the Ethiopian Capital Market Authority (ECMA) have signed a grant agreement for $400,000 for the set-up of a public disclosure platform and rollout of new financial products including exchange traded funds and green bonds at the Ethiopian Securities Exchange.

KCB Group and pan-African multilateral development bank, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have entered a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at providing financial and trade facilitation support to investors operating in the Vipingo SEZ (Special Economic Zone) in Kilifi County.

Rudholm Group (Rudholm & Haak) recently marked its 35-year anniversary since Jonas Wollin acquired the company in 1990.

The Champalimaud Foundation have just announced the laureates of the António Champalimaud Vision Award 2025, recognising three organisations for their remarkable and impactful commitment to the prevention and treatment of blindness: The Fred Hollows Foundation; Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) with its SightFirst programme and International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB).

Dar Global PLC, a Saudi-born international luxury real estate developer, proudly announces the completion of its transfer of ordinary shares from the Equity Shares (Transition) category to the Equity Shares (Commercial Companies) category of the Official List of the UK Financial Conduct Authority (the "FCA").

The UK’s largest city without a university could lead the way in shaping a radical new approach to training and education for the high-skilled, well-paid jobs of the future, it can be announced.

Shakespeare Martineau has welcomed the next generation of legal talent with the appointment of 12 newly-qualified solicitors – including nine in the Midlands – following the completion of their training contracts with the full-service law firm, representing a retention rate of 92%.