Iceland boss Richard Walker vows to set up shop on Falkland Islands Retail The boss of Iceland has waded into the fresh row over the Falkland Islands, vowing to open a supermarket in the British territory. Lord Richard Walker, executive chairman of the retailer, wrote on LinkedIn: “We’ve been supporting the Great British high street for 50 years. “As we continue our international expansion programme, we are committed [...]
London-listed oil driller suffers sharp sell-off over Milei Falklands threats Energy Rockhopper, an London-listed oil exploration firm, is battling to slow an investor sell-off after Argentina’s president vowed to sanction any oil companies working near the Falkland Islands. In a national address, Javier Milei emphasised Argentina’s claim over the British territory and promised to sanction any oil companies working there as part of the “British occupation”. [...]
Calls for Argentina to be banned from World Cup over Falklands banner Sport Business MPs have called for Argentina players to be banned from the Fifa World Cup final after showing a banner relating to the Falkland Islands. Argentina players celebrated their 2-1 semi-final victory over England by waving a banner which read “Las Malvinas son Argentinas”. Translated as “The Falklands are Argentine”, the banner appears to be against [...]