Growth in the private sector edged closer to stagnation this month, with the manufacturing sector shrinking and growth in the dominant services sector weakening. The reading for the S&P Global/CIPS flash composite purchasing managers’ index dropped to 50.9 in August from 52.1 in July, its lowest since February 2021 and close to the 50 level […]
NatWest Group has launched menopause support via health app Peppy to their employees, and their partners, in the UK, Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man and Republic of Ireland. They also have plans to launch Peppy globally in the near future. NatWest Group has over 39,000 employees working in the UK and Ireland who will be […]
A specialist digital marketing firm has achieved Net Zero status after the founder and managing director received advice, support, and signposting to funding worth over £14,000 from Business Gateway and DigitalBoost, Scotland’s national digital upskilling programme. Crunchy Carrots is a one-stop-shop for web design and branding, with expertise in UX, UI, design, social media, and […]
Article content SEOUL — For the first time a South Korean general is commanding annual joint drills with American forces, the U.S. military said on Wednesday, a step toward Seoul’s long-delayed goal of gaining command of allied forces in the event of a war. The allies began on Monday their largest joint military drills in […]
Klarna has backed the use of buy-now pay-later (BNPL) as a means of payment for essentials like groceries after debt charities and the regulator warned over the promotion of the products amidst a cost of living crunch this year. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued a warning to BNPL providers last week over the promotion […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: Reuters Tom Balmforth Publishing date: Aug 24, 2022 • 14 minutes ago • 4 minute read • Join the conversation Article content KYIV — Ukraine was “reborn” when Russia invaded six months ago, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday, marking 31 years of his country’s independence from […]
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Article content BANGKOK — Thailand’s Constitutional Court suspended Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha from official duties on Wednesday, after it decided to hear a petition to review his legally mandated eight-year term limit. The court’s surprise move came in response to a petition by opposition parties that Prayuth, the army chief when he first seized power […]