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Bahrain EDB Attracts Over USD 250 Million in Investment from the UK
bizbahrain
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July 9, 2025
The Bahrain Economic Development Board (Bahrain EDB) reported it has attracted over USD 250 million in investment from United Kingdom-based companies in the past three years (2022-2024) spanning across key sectors including financial services,...
Bahrain EDB draws over $250m in investments from UK
Gulf Industry Magazine
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The Bahrain Economic Development Board (Bahrain EDB) has attracted over $250 million in investments from United Kingdom-based companies in the past three years (2022-2024) spanning across key sectors including financial services, ICT, education...
Shocking fine in Spain for British tourists without health insurance
Tornos News
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July 8, 2025
A major change affecting millions of British tourists has been announced by Spanish authorities, causing uproar in the British market: All travelers from the United Kingdom visiting Spain must now have adequate private health insurance, otherwise...
France’s Macron begins UK state visit, calls for support on Gaza, Ukraine
Al Jazeera
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July 9, 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron has called for British support to recognise the state of Palestine and help defend Ukraine as he arrived in the United Kingdom for the first state visit by a European leader since Brexit. Macron, in a rare address...
UK’s MHRA approves nogapendekin alfa inbakicept plus BCG in NMIBC
Urology Times
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July 8, 2025
The United Kingdom Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted marketing authorization for nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln (NAI, Anktiva) in combination with BCG for the treatment of BCG-unresponsive non–muscle...
UK’s Green Industrial Revolution Stalls Amid Declining Fuel Duty Revenues
Lancashire Times
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business Opinion Sheena McGuinness is Co-Head of Energy and Natural Resources at RSM UK.HMRC most recent monthly tax receipts show fuel duty revenues for April 2024 to May 2025 are £4.1bn, slightly higher than the same period last year. However,...
Northern Ireland National Security stat's “fail to adequately capture the transformation" of NI
Belfast Live
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July 8, 2025
No national security attacks were recorded in Northern Ireland in 2024, according to the latest security report. It follows a mixed picture in recent years, with one national security attack recorded in both 2023 and 2022, none in 2021 and 2020,...
world UK and France must end dependency on US and China, Macron warns
Asiaone
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July 9, 2025
LONDON — French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday (July 8) Britain and France must work together to counter the world's many destabilising threats and protect Europe from "excessive dependencies" on the United States and China. Macron, in...
Dufftown businesses spark new hopes after years of decline
Grampian Online
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July 9, 2025
Economic decline compounded by the coronavirus pandemic and failed regeneration promises left many of Dufftown’s shops and businesses empty and devoid of life. The issue is not a unique one with many of Scotland’s rural towns and high streets...
Key Lessons from the Latest UK Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation Art Market Participants and High Value Dealers Threat Assessment (June 2025)
National Law Review
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July 8, 2025
On 18 June 2025, the UK Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) published a threat assessment (the Assessment) on compliance with UK sanctions and money laundering law for art market participants (AMPs) and high value dealers (HVDs)....
Airline first to launch direct flights from UK airport to beautiful city loved by Brits
Daily Express
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July 9, 2025
British tourists will be able to fly directly from a major UK airport to Bangkok as a budget airline is set to launch a direct flight to the popular destination. Norse Atlantic Airways has announced an inaugural flight service between Manchester...
Former British PM Rishi Sunak joins this company as a..., his monthly salary is Rs..., Sunak is son-in-law of Narayana Murthy
India.com
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July 9, 2025
Home News Former British PM Rishi Sunak joins this company as a…, his monthly salary is Rs…, Sunak is son-in-law of Narayana Murthy Former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has returned to Goldman Sachs as a senior advisor. He will give his...
A new era of Morocco-UK collaboration?
African Business
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July 9, 2025
Speaking in Rabat earlier this month, the UK’s foreign secretary David Lammy announced that his government would now be backing Morocco’s claims to sovereignty over the Western Sahara. Lammy said “the UK has chosen to endorse autonomy within the...
The UK’s Data (Use and Access) Act 2025: Key Points to Note for Businesses
National Law Review
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July 8, 2025
On 11 June 2025, the UK Parliament passed the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (“DUAA”), which received Royal Assent on 19 June 2025. This legislation marks a significant and targeted overhaul of the UK’s data protection framework, introducing...
Broken promises, fragile futures: How the UK’s Skilled Worker Visa is failing migrants
The Times of India
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Marketed as a golden gateway to opportunity, the UK’s Skilled Worker visa route was designed to attract global talent to bridge labour shortages in critical sectors. But behind the façade of structured immigration lies a complex reality, one where...
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YouGov: Consumer Confidence Dips In June As Perceptions Of Business Activity Deteriorate
Yorkshire Times
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frontpage Image by Michal Jarmoluk from Pixabay Consumer confidence declined in June 2025, according to the latest data from YouGov and the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr). While some measures (such as those focused on household...
EU sanctions against Russia boomerang back on Europe's economies — Greek politician
TASS
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July 8, 2025
ATHENS, July 8. /TASS/. Europe is replacing energy supplies from Russia with more expensive energy from the United States and other countries, and as a result, EU sanctions are hitting European economies like a boomerang, said Kostas Isikhos,...
16 left-behind places in rural North Wales to finally get superfast broadband
NorthWalesLive
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July 9, 2025
Work has begun on bringing full fibre broadband to some of the most rural homes in North and Mid Wales. Openreach’s latest roll-out aims to connect up some of the “most hard-to-reach areas” at the back of the queue for superfast internet. In the...
Taught by a major Player, British-born golf prodigy shines at Junior Worlds
Times-Standard - California
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July 9, 2025
EL CAJON — When Indie-Reign Dornan was 6 years old, her father asked her a heavy question. What do you want to do with your life? To which she replied: “I want horses, a big house with a pool and a car with a fridge and TV.” Thinking social work...
Local marketing expert to deliver talk on bold business strategy
Swindon Advertiser
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Rob Curtis, founder of Swindon-based digital marketing firm The Pursuit Agency, will speak at the South West Business Expo on Thursday, July 10 at STEAM in Swindon. His talk, Disrupt or be Disrupted: Staying Ahead of the Curve, will focus on the...