Global Cement Industry Reports 25% CO2 Intensity Reduction and Calls for Urgent Government Action to Accelerate Net Zero Mission November 17, 2025 GCCA launches ‘Cement and Concrete Industry Net Zero Action and Progress Report 2025/6‘. New report demonstrates decarbonisation action of global cement industry and the required government policies to accelerate net zero progress. More than 60 standout projects from across the world are featured, highlighting ongoing development of innovation and technology, deployment of carbon capture, increasing use of alternative energy sources and use of new materials.
Rightmove faces £1bn legal action over ‘unfair’ fees to estate agents November 13, 2025 A legal claim estimated at £1bn is in the works against property portal Rightmove, accusing the company of charging thousands of UK estate agents excessive and unfair prices to list properties. The legal action, led by former Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) panel member Jeremy Newman, along with a team of lawyers at Scott+Scott UK [...]
It’s time for BBC Sport to ditch the corporation and go it alone November 13, 2025 The BBC lurches from existential crisis to existential crisis, and yet fundamental questions about its remit and structure are rarely addressed during the frenzied bouts of self-flagellation that Britain’s public broadcaster indulges in at times such as these. Although its latest crisis – widely described as its greatest since the last greatest one – has [...]
Macedonian Thrace Brewery: Dutch Court to Quantify Damages Owed by Heineken N.V. for Its Proven Market Abuses in Greece November 11, 2025 Amsterdam District Court will decide how much Heineken N.V. has to pay to Macedonian Thrace Brewery (MTB) for years of anti-competitive conduct in the Greek beer market Hearing this week marks the culmination of a decade-long dispute, and follows multiple rulings that confirmed Heineken’s liability and the Netherlands as the proper forum for the claim MTB’s follow-on damages claim, initially filed in 2017, has withstood all procedural attempts by Heineken to dodge liability for the actions of Athenian Brewery, its Greek subsidiary Athenian Brewery, was fined €31.5 million by Greece’s competition authority for unlawfully pressuring wholesalers and retailers to favour its brands The case is being closely watched by independent brewers across Europe, with MTB seeking more than €180 million in damages from the beer giant.
IGI Announces New 5 Million Common Share Repurchase Authorization November 5, 2025 International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (“IGI” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: IGIC) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a new repurchase authorization of up 5 million of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock. This new common share repurchase authorization replaces the previous 7.5 million authorization which has been exhausted. Repurchases, which are [...]
IGI Reports Third Quarter and First Nine Months of 2025 Unaudited Financial Results November 4, 2025 International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (“IGI” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: IGIC) today reported financial results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2025. Highlights for the third quarter and first nine months of 2025 include: (in millions of U.S. Dollars, except percentages and per share information) Quarter Ended September 30, Nine Months [...]
Starmer urged to back journalism as AI erodes trust in UK media November 3, 2025 Britain’s media leaders have urged the Prime Minister to take decisive action to protect trusted journalism from a rising tide of misinformation, warning that the future of the country’s news ecosystem is at risk. In a letter to Keir Starmer, senior figures from the BBC, Sky, ITN, and the News Media Association (NMA), which represents [...]
London’s broken listings regime is pushing British firms out the door October 30, 2025 Every firm that abandons its London listing makes the next departure more likely, says Paul Scully During my four years as Minister for London, I championed our capital as a global business hub. I welcomed the work of the Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority on reforms to make our markets more competitive. But as [...]
The man on a mission to save the internet October 28, 2025 Search engines and publishers used to operate on a simple deal: publishers would let the likes of Google trawl their site, and in return Google would give them traffic. With the advent of AI, that deal is all but dead, leaving the internet’s old model under existential threat. Ali Lyon meets Matthew Prince, the man [...]
City watchdog accused of ‘massive overreach’ in motor finance clampdown October 28, 2025 The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has been accused of a “massive overreach” following letters sent to law firms and claims management companies (CMCs) requesting batches of information under the new Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers law. The FCA sent letters in August, seen by City AM, requesting information on the law firms’ motor finance services, [...]