British Business Bank to provide 100m pounds to firms hit by Carillion collapse
LONDON, Feb 03 (Reuters): The British Business Bank will provide up to 100 million pounds ($141.53 million) of lending to small businesses and workers affected by Carillion Plc's liquidation, the department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) said on Saturday.The package will benefit businesses, including the construction and outsourcing...
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Peter Gauthier, coordinator of USAIID, Bangladesh
Peter Gauthier, coordinator of USAIID, Bangladesh, seen along with the participants of training programme on "Leadership Skills, Export Diversification and Trade Facilitation Issues" for Women Entrepreneurs organised by USAID-BTFA in association with the Dhaka Women Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DWCCI), at a city hotel recently.
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India gold demand picks up after tax announcement
BENGALURU/MUMBAI, Feb 03 (Reuters): Demand for physical gold improved this week in India as jewellers resumed purchases after the government kept import taxes on the precious metal unchanged, while buying remained subdued in most other centres in Asia.Jewellers in India had delayed purchases earlier this week and offered gold at...
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Alibaba sales jump 56pc in last three months
Record spending at its Singles Day shopping event helped sales at Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba surge 56 per cent in the last three months of 2017, reports BBC.Revenues hit 83.03bn yuan ($13.2b; £9.2b), up from 53.2b yuan a year earlier - beating forecasts.The firm, which was started by billionaire Jack...
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