Flowing to an “oasis of stability” November 16, 2022 Kazakhstan is emerging as a key investment opportunity as the nation spreads its wings economically and enters a new phase of its political development under President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Businesses including satellite company OneWeb and US technology group Honeywell have recently begun operations in the country, while international investors Franklin Templeton, VPE Capital and Vedra Partners [...]
Pro-choice voters made their choice and beat back a wave of Republican candidates November 15, 2022 After Joe Biden saw off a “red wave”, the central role played by one issue in buoying up Democratic performance is clear: abortion.
City pay war continues as top US law firm hikes London lawyers salaries to £170,000 November 14, 2022 New York City law firm Simpson Thacher has hiked salaries for its newly qualified (NQ) lawyers to heights of £170,000 a year in a sign the City pay war is showing no signs of slowing down. The white shoe law firm has given NQ lawyers in its London offices a £12,000 a year pay [...]
Children need more than piggy banks to aspire to – we must step up and foster financial literacy November 14, 2022 June Felix of IG Group says we have a collective responsibility to make a positive impact on financial literacy for children.
KFC eyes disadvantaged young people as fast-food giant ramps up recruitment efforts November 14, 2022 KFC has pledged that a third of all its new staff by 2030 will be young people who have faced barriers to employment. The chain’s boss said it wants to help improve social mobility by giving disadvantaged young people more opportunities to work, build skills and confidence, and become managers. Through its Hatch employability programme, [...]
A call to arms: where will we find tomorrow’s bright Whitehall leaders? November 14, 2022 It is one of the most common, and pointed, criticisms of government in this country now that we are not finding leaders properly equipped to take the United Kingdom into the middle of the 21st century. For all his sociopathic behaviour and sheer oddness, it was the mission of Dominic Cummings to solve that problem, [...]
Retailers balance ‘sadvertising’ and festive joy in this year’s Christmas adverts November 13, 2022 Retailers have faced pressure this year to put out adverts that not only have a feel good factor, but also do good. Against the backdrop of a gloomy winter, where many families will be forced to cut back on Christmas celebrations and gifts in order to keep the fridge stocked and heating on, getting the [...]
De Sousa set to Enchant Sha Tin crowds once again November 11, 2022 BANK on former three-time British champion jockey Silvestre de Sousa to continue his winning streak, when he arrives at Sha Tin in Hong Kong on Saturday morning, with a full book of rides on the ten-race programme. De Sousa can’t stop riding winners at present, with six wins from his last 14 rides, and including [...]
Of dice and men: How Ian Livingstone conquered the nerd universe November 11, 2022 In a leafy enclave of West London, Ian Livingstone is balanced precariously upon a chair in his study, grasping for a top-shelf box filled with incredibly rare figurines. The legs of the chair creak in protest, and there is a moment when I fear I may be responsible for the untimely death of the man [...]
Exclusive: Expedia doubles down on London as it hunts for 120 new tech brains in the capital November 10, 2022 Travel tech firm Expedia Group is planning to expand its UK operations by recruiting candidates for around 120 predominantly tech-focused roles at its London base as the travel industry rebound continues, City A.M. can reveal. London is one of the group’s tech hubs outside the US, with close to half of all employees in the [...]