British trade minister to launch new round of talks with IndiaA priority for India is more visas to study and work in Britain. British interior minister Suella Braverman sparked a row in October when s...
12 Dec, 2022, 12.35 PM IST
Business group urges Sunak govt to ease immigration, tackle labour shortage on priority"Changes to immigration, regulation and planning are now critical levers to get firms to invest but will require the government to make pol...
15 Nov, 2022, 12.15 PM IST
UK slowdown fears mount as GDP unexpectedly shrinks in AprilGross domestic product contracted by 0.3% after falling by 0.1% in March, the first back-to-back declines since April and March 2020, at th...
13 Jun, 2022, 01.54 PM IST
'United Pingdom': Firms in England fret over staff shortagesThere are also warnings of shortages of goods in supermarkets, cuts in production at factories and potential transport chaos, as illustrate...
19 Jul, 2021, 05.01 PM IST
UK PM Boris Johnson voices 'serious concern' over Delta variant in hint at delay to lockdown endJohnson is due to announce on Monday whether the planned lifting of restrictions, which would see an end to limits on social contact, can g...
13 Jun, 2021, 10.03 AM IST
UK's Boris Johnson insists new lockdown will end on December 2A second coronavirus lockdown in England will end on December 2, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday, despite suggestions it ...
04 Nov, 2020, 07.15 PM IST
City of London Asia chief on India visit to promote eco tiesMadera, who recently launched the corporation's Asia Next Decade campaign to focus the City's attention on expanding ties in the region, wi...
30 Jan, 2018, 04.46 PM IST
UKIBC expects corporate tax cut in Budget 2017UK businesses also want to see a smooth and fair implementation of GST, UKIBC said in a statement.
30 Jan, 2017, 06.17 PM IST
Brexit could cause "serious shock" to UK's economy: Confederation of British IndustryThe report angered Brexit campaigners, who believe the government is trying to scare voters into supporting Britain remaining in the EU.
21 Mar, 2016, 05.44 PM IST
India to be world's fastest growing economy by 2017: UK confederationAs India's largest employer, UK companies currently employ around 691,000 people across the country -coutning for 5.5% of the total orga ni...
13 Nov, 2015, 11.44 AM IST
United Kingdom is G20's largest investor in India: ReportWith an investment of USD 22.2 billion in five years, Britain has emerged as the G20's single-largest investor in India, according to a rep...
02 Sep, 2015, 07.39 PM IST
India blacklists Cyprus for not providing tax dataIndia’s move to blacklist Cyprus for not cooperating on sharing information on suspected tax evaders is a step towards global tax transpare...
05 Nov, 2013, 04.41 AM IST
UK financial services industry lost an estimated 9,000 jobsUK financial services industry lost an estimated 9k jobs in the third quarter as revenue declined, according to a survey.
02 Oct, 2012, 07.27 AM IST
- Airlines ready to pay to end Heathrow delays-IAG CEO
Airlines using London's Heathrow airport would be prepared to pay higher landing fees to reduce long queues at the British hub which have r...
01 May, 2012, 03.05 PM IST
- Global trade bodies back Vodafone in tax case
These trade lobbies include the United States Council for International Business, Capital Markets Tax Committee of Asia, Confederation of B...
02 Apr, 2012, 04.49 AM IST
- CBI revises economic forecast; unemployment to peak at 2.9 mn
Confederation of British Industry cut its growth projections for this year to 0.8 pc and predicted that unemployment would touch a record 2...
17 Nov, 2008, 10.01 PM IST
- India committed for a transparent multilateral trading regime: Ashwani Kumar
India remains committed to a just and transparent multilateral trading regime and is in favour of continuing the Doha Round of trade negoti...
09 Sep, 2008, 01.49 AM IST