Startup scheme aims to turn London into cyber security hub
Cyber London (CyLon) scheme will turn the British capital into a hub for cyber-security startups. Europe’s first cyber-security accelerator is…
Apple records biggest quarterly earnings in history
During the final three months of 2014, Apple raked in $18 billion, the largest quarterly corporate earnings in history. Apple,…
Investment in nature will support UK economy, says report
The Natural Capital Committee’s report suggests investment in nature will encourage economic growth in the UK. Everybody should band together…
UK 2014 GDP registers fastest growth in seven years
Last year, the UK economy grew at its fastest pace since 2007, recording a GDP growth of 2.6 per cent.…
Trade trip organised to China to encourage women entrepreneurs
ConnectChina aims to increase the number of women entrepreneurs doing business with their counterparts in China. A collaboration between ConnectChina…
Solar energy fuels African economic revolution
In a world run on fossil fuels, Africa solar energy skips the mains to get its power from the sun.…
London fintech startup Transferwise valued at close to $1 billion
London fintech startup Transferwise, founded in 2011 by Taavet Hinrikus and Kristo Käärmann, raised around $58 million of funding pushing…
Facebook adds $227bn to global economy, claims study
Deloitte & Touche study claims Facebook generated 4.5mn jobs and added $227bn to global economy in 2014. The number of…
Global 100 index lists 2015’s most sustainable companies in the world
A look at some of the world’s top sustainable businesses according to Corporate Knights 2015 Global 100 index. In today’s…
Telefonica in talks to sell O2 to Hutchison Whampoa for £10bn
Hutchison Whampoa enters talks to buy Telefonica-owned O2 for £10.25 billion. In a move that would create the UK’s biggest…
British financial sector registers fastest growth since 1996
The British financial sector recorded the fastest growth in Q4 of 2014 since 1996, reports CBI. Overall business volumes in…
UK economy can be world’s most prosperous by 2030, says Osborne
Chancellor George Osborne says that UK economy could be the richest economy in the world. As the UK recovery continues…