End of the road: Soho’s al fresco festival to end in September August 26, 2021 It has been one of the few positives to come out of the Covid-19 pandemic, but as the virus recedes it appears so will Soho’s al fresco revival. Westminster City Council has informed businesses that traffic will be re-introduced to Soho’s streets at the end of September, bringing to an end the weekend and evening [...]
Simon Nixon tells Seek Ventures to ramp up Bitcoin investment August 26, 2021 Simon Nixon – the brains behind MoneySupermarket.com – has given the green light for his venture capital firm to rapidly escalate its interests in crypto assets.
Rally flags, but fundamentals still look strong August 26, 2021 The crypto market is down again this morning after an impressive rally that’s seen Bitcoin gain around 70 per cent in a month.
Kabul airport chaos: Waiting Afghans say water costs $40 August 26, 2021 Afghans gathered near Kabul airport said yesterday that they faced miserable conditions as thousands wait to flee the country. Watch the full report.
Barclays invests £294m to expand India operations – CityAM : CityAM August 26, 2021 Barclays has announced plans to invest more than 30bn rupees (£293.9m) in its India unit to expand operations. The infusion of capital will enable Barclays, which has operated in the Asia Pacific region for 50 years, to grow its Corporate and Investment Banking and Private Clients businesses. Barclays offers financing, advisory and risk management services [...]
Britain and it’s allies must not use the IMF’s new special drawing rights to heap more debt on poor countries – CityAM : CityAM August 26, 2021 In 2008, the IMF created Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) – an international reserve asset used to supplement member countries’ official reserves – in response to the global financial crisis. This week it has done so again with a new target in mind: coronavirus. The IMF estimates ending the pandemic could inject $9tn into the global [...]
Judges announced for next month’s Crypto AM Awards 2021 August 25, 2021 Introducing the judges for September's Crypto AM Awards 2021.
Cazoo goes public: Will it be a hattrick of triumphs for Alex Chesterman? : CityAM August 25, 2021 For some petrolheads, how quickly a car can go from nought to 60 miles per hour is a good indication of its quality. If one were to measure Cazoo on a similar scale, the results would be somewhere off the speedometer. Also Read: Cazoo sees revenue grow sevenfold as New York listing nears On Friday [...]
The wild ride towards going live as Chintai looks to scale things up August 25, 2021 Crypto AM's Jillian Godsil meets David Packham, CEO of up-and-coming digital assets platform Chentai.
Chicken bakes unavailable as Greggs affected by supply chain disruption – CityAM : CityAM August 25, 2021 Bakery chain Greggs is the latest operation to be hit by supply issues after it confirmed shortages of its popular chicken bakes. The food outlet has been affected by shortages of chicken-based products, Gregg’s confirmed to PoliticsHome. It is the latest operation to struggle with items being off the menu after chicken restaurant Nando’s was [...]