<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ??> Consumers buying Mars bars at Tesco in the coming days will notice a change: the chocolate bar’s usual plastic wrapper has been swapped for a more environmentally friendly paper one. The confectionery maker Mars Incorporated is trialling…
House sales in UK at highest point this year, says Zoopla
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ??> More prospective house sellers are returning to the UK’s property market, pushing agreed home sales to their highest point of the year in May, according to Zoopla, although it warned that the rebound in activity could be…
Only a third of hospitality firms optimistic about their future
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ??> Only a third of UK hospitality businesses are optimistic about their future due to high energy prices and rising food costs, industry bosses have warned. Pubs, bars and restaurants say their energy prices have surged an average…
80% of Irish businesses believe career progression opportunities are limited for hybrid workers
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ??> Workers across Ireland are missing out on career progression opportunities, promotions and pay rises by working from home, but the majority remain reluctant to return to the office. That is according to a new report by global…
Over three quarters of UK businesses expect performance to be same or better in the next year
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ??> Resilient UK SMEs are weathering the storm caused by the cost-of-living crisis and the economic fallout from Covid-19 and Brexit, according to new research. A survey of small business owners from across the UK, conducted by FreeAgent,…
Big business wants louder voice at COP28 as 1.5C confidence falls, says survey
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ??> Global businesses want a louder voice at the upcoming UN climate change talks, according to a new survey across 14 nations. The polling revealed that large businesses are increasingly losing confidence in the world’s ability to limit…
Retail and E-Commerce Summit Asia to unveil powerful strategies for digital growth
Rockbird media proudly announces a new flagship of Retail & E-commerce Summit Asia that industry professionals should not be missed. The highly anticipated Retail and E-Commerce Summit Asia is set to be a Festival of Brands on July 12-13 at…
Blinken says US to consider visa restrictions over Ugandan anti-gay law
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith via Flickr. WASHINGTON – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday said his government would consider visa restrictions against Ugandan officials and others for the abuse of human rights…
Investors react to tentative US debt ceiling deal
Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith NEW YORK – US President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy have reached a tentative deal to suspend the federal government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, ending a months-long stalemate. But the deal still faces a difficult path to pass through Congress…
OPEC will welcome Iran’s full return to oil market when sanctions lifted -secretary general
REUTERS DUBAI – OPEC will welcome Iran’s full return to the oil market when sanctions are lifted, the secretary general of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) told the Iranian oil ministry’s website SHANA on Monday. Iran is an OPEC member, although its oil exports are subject to US sanctions aimed at curbing Tehran’s nuclear program. Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais, who is visiting Tehran for the…