Investec awards East London coffee enterprise Well Grounded £60k grant February 26, 2026 Financial giant Investec has awarded £60,000 to social enterprise Well Grounded, which plans to create 10,000 career opportunities in the coffee sector in the coming decade. Well Grounded, based in East London, runs speciality coffee training programmes for jobseekers and has placed over 1,000 Brits into the industry so far. Unemployment rose to its highest rate in [...]
White Oak Commercial Finance Provides $35 Million ABL Facility to Unicat Catalyst Technologies February 26, 2026 White Oak Commercial Finance (“WOCF”) and White Oak UK (“WOUK”), affiliates of White Oak Global Advisors, today announced they provided a $35 million Asset-Based Lending (ABL) Revolver Facility to Unicat Catalyst Technologies LLC (“Unicat” or “the Company”), a leading supplier of heterogeneous catalyst products. The facility also includes a $20 million uncommitted accordion feature. Headquartered [...]
Telekom Srbija Group Secures Landmark International Credit Ratings from Fitch and Moody’s, Marking Historic First for Western Balkans February 26, 2026 First Western Balkans–headquartered company to secure dual global credit ratings, shining a spotlight on the region’s rising growth and international relevance
Ocado boss: We were naive to accept orders but US firms should have worked harder February 26, 2026 After its share price tumbled on Thursday morning, the boss of Ocado was given the chance to evade the blame for shuttered warehouses and job cuts. The retail tech group’s financial results set out easing losses and slowly climbing revenue. But it was the plans to cut 1,000 jobs – mostly at the company’s Hertfordshire [...]
Kolibri Global Energy Inc. Announces Issuance of Inaugural Sustainability Report February 26, 2026 Kolibri Global Energy Inc. (the “Company” or “Kolibri”) (TSX: KEI, NASDAQ: KGEI) is announcing that it has released its first Sustainability Report, which is available on the Company’s website at www.kolibrienergy.com under the “Investor” section. Kolibri’s report provides relevant information about our sustainability Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) initiatives, practices, and related key performance indicators. [...]
GoldState Music and Bridgepoint Announce Strategic Partnership Targeting Growth Investments February 26, 2026 Capital will support GoldState Music’s Growth Strategy which will invest in scalable, profitable music-oriented businesses across the music value chain Bridgepoint commits a significant investment as lead investor in GoldState’s Growth Strategy
Watch: Spotlight turns on Reeves – and the state of our economy February 26, 2026 We haven’t heard much from Rachel Reeves so far this year – probably a deliberate strategy – but is the Chancellor set to make waves next week at the Spring Statement? Rachel Reeves didn’t have a great 2025. UK quarterly GDP growth peaked in Q1 at 0.7 per cent as firms front-loaded their activity to [...]
How HSBC and Standard Chartered are riding high on Asia’s wealth February 26, 2026 London’s banking giants are circling the UK’s wealth management pie. But two other top lenders could be carving out a feast 6,000 miles away. HSBC and Standard Chartered posted hefty bumps to their wealth divisions, driven by a strategic focus on Asia and the Middle East. In financial results shared on Wednesday, HSBC revealed bank-wide [...]
Allianz Achieves Record Operating Profit of 17.4 Billion Euros – Excellent Start to New Strategic Cycle February 26, 2026 12M 2025 This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260225107874/en/ Excellent momentum and record operating profit Total business volume rises 8.11 percent and reaches 186.9 billion euros with contributions from all segments Operating profit increases 8.4 percent to 17.4 billion euros, our highest operating profit ever Shareholders’ core net income advances 10.9 [...]
Indra Group Exceeds All Its Guidances in 2025 and Sets Even More Ambitious Guidances for 2026 Than Those Set Out in Its ‘Leading the Future’ Strategic Plan February 25, 2026 Results in fiscal year 2025 Revenues increased by 13%, totaling €5.457 billion in 2025 Indra Group sets financial guidances at least 17% higher than those foreseen in its Strategic Plan for 2026 Indra Group announces the payment of a €0.30 dividend per share (more than 20% above the dividend in 2024) charged to the earnings posted in 2025 The results and the increase in the order intake confirm Indra Group’s industrial strength and its capacity to tackle and execute the major defence modernization programs