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Planning, design and development consultancy Marrons has appointed Carl Brace as associate director, marking a significant investment in its strategic planning capability across the West Midlands.

Equiom has appointed Lionel Richard as Director, Luxury Asset Services, a strategic, group-wide role focused on the continued growth and development of the firm’s luxury asset proposition.

As European businesses face an approaching regulatory overhaul with the eIDAS 2.0 framework and the AMLR regulations, Signicat, Europe's leading digital identity platform, have announced the integration of ID Austria into its comprehensive eID and Wallet Hub.

Law firms Shakespeare Martineau and Mayo Wynne Baxter have announced the introduction of Harvey, the leading AI platform for the legal and professional services sector – marking a significant milestone in their digital transformation strategy.

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved €200 million in financing for the implementation of the “Cap Compétences 2030” programme, aimed at improving employment opportunities for young people and women.

Following stakeholders reaction to the Chancellor’s recent statement, Phill Clapp, Chief Executive, UK Cinema Association said: “Cinema operators across the country will warmly welcome this show of support from the Government for our sector and the help it will provide for families to enjoy even more of the great line-up of films coming to the big screen over the Summer months.

As business and leisure travellers, meeting planners, and brides and grooms increasingly rely on AI platforms like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity to make purchasing decisions, hospitality public relations firm Point Taken Communications has launched a Complimentary AI Search Visibility Audit designed to help hotels, destination marketing organizations (DMOs), convention and visitors bureaus (CVBs), destination management companies (DMCs), and other hospitality brands.

A jeweller in Solihull has issued a warning to local brides and brides-to-be who are heading off on summer holidays and considering taking their diamond rings with them.

African Export‑Import Bank (Afreximbank) has extended a USD 15 million SME Finance Facility to Ecobank Zimbabwe Limited under its Export SME Development Programme (ESDP).

Families travelling this summer will benefit from free bus travel for children as the Chancellor ramps up efforts to help with the cost of living.

The World Bank has priced a new catastrophe bond designed to help Jamaica cope with the threat of hurricanes.

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, have announced that its Board has approved a commitment of up to US$100 million to invest in Africa-focused technology fund managers.

The Chancellor travels to Paris to meet G7 finance ministers and central bankers – the first Chancellor visit to Paris since Brexit.

To help boost local currency financing, private sector growth, and job creation across the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), the West African Development Bank (BOAD) and the International Finance Crporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, announced the signing of two reciprocal financing facilities for an aggregate amount of up to EUR 600 million in euro (EUR) and West African CFA franc (XOF).

Future of Utilities Summit has announced the return of its Women in Utilities Brunch, taking place on 11 June at QEII Centre, in London, England.

The official visit to Sweden organised by the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) and led by Minister of Economics Viktors Valainis has concluded.