Business News

Full-service law firm Shakespeare Martineau has welcomed its first-ever cohort of solicitor apprentices, who have now embarked on a six-year journey to becoming qualified lawyers.

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has signed a facility agreement with NBS Bank Plc Malawi (NBS Bank) to provide NBS Bank with a US$100 million Afreximbank Trade Facilitation Programme (AFTRAF) line of credit to support the bank’s growing trade finance portfolio and enable it to continue to effectively meet its trade clients’ needs.

Amidst UK consumer concern around inflation, interest rates and a potential recession, leading professional body and educational charity the CISI will join the Financial Planning Standards Board Ltd (FPSB) and its global network to support the ninth annual World Financial Planning Day (WFPD), on 8 October 2025.

Wolverhampton Business School at the University of Wolverhampton is inviting employers, training providers, and education leaders to its upcoming Festive Breakfast on Local Skills, taking place in December 2025.

ISS, a leading global workplace experience and facility services company, has signed a seven-year contract with COWI, a global engineering and consulting business headquartered in Denmark, to deliver innovative and sustainable integrated facility services.

The African Development Bank Group Board of Directors has approved a $10 million trade finance transaction guarantee facility for Exim Bank Tanzania Limited to unlock and de-risk trade deals.

A Birmingham-based performance marketing agency has posted an impressive year of growth after securing a string of new contracts in the education, charity and property sector.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will be the Guest of Honour at the Forum Invest in Senegal 2025 (Fii Senegal), scheduled for October 7–8 at the CICAD, in Diamniadio.

WeCan, an initiative by CluneTech, has been awarded Community Programme of the Year at the 2025 Sustainable Business Impact Awards, hosted by Chambers Ireland in Dublin on Wednesday, September 24th.

UK Construction Week (UKCW), the UK’s biggest event for the built environment, will put legislation and government policy under the microscope when the doors open on three days of panel discussions, skills workshops and networking opportunities.

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.