Economy

Is levying carbon tax on companies possible?

Carbon pricing is a raging topic all over the world. The carbon pricing is basically pricing the emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), essentially est...

How Britons are embracing digital financial age

Highlights Britons are progressively using money apps, internet banking and contactless cards. The use of fintech has grown by 86% now using onlin...

Why ending Triple lock state pension could be damaging

Highlights Recently, the UK government has confirmed a one-year suspension of the triple lock formula for annual state pension increase. Work and...

How to plan your investment with inflation touching new highs

The risks related to sticky inflation and economic stagnation are hovering over the UK economy and their persistence is expected over the upcoming yea...

Merck’s Covid-19 pill gets nod from Britain

Highlights Britain becomes the first country worldwide to approve Merck’s newly developed COVID-19 antiviral pill. Britain's MHRA recommend...

FTSE 100 businesses forefront climate change initiatives at COP26

HIGHLIGHTS 60 FTSE 100 companies have pledged to go carbon neutral by 2050 More than 5,200 businesses have joined the UN Race to Zero Poland and...

10 scenarios that can rock the world in 2022

While the world is recovering from the catastrophic impact of the coronavirus pandemic and is expected to gain momentum in the coming months or years,...

How global banks can help in controlling greenhouse gas emissions

Amid the ongoing COP26 UN Climate Change Conference being hosted by the UK , hundreds of the biggest banks and pension funds across the...

95% mortgage: All you need to know

Highlights  A 95% mortgage refers to Loan-to-value (LTV) of owning a house, 95% of the house price will be covered by a mortgage, while 5% of...

What does Australia's Retirement Income Covenant have in store for r...

Big changes lie ahead for the Australian Superannuation fund holders as Australia’s Retirement Income Covenant is set to be effective from July...

Why COP26 Summit is so crucial now

The COP26 stands for “conference of the parties” under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and the summit aims to r...

Pandemic troubles persist as Covid cases in England climb 1 million

HIGHLIGHTS Pandemic hardships for UK economy and businesses continue Covid-19 infections in England remain over 1 million in week ending 22 Octobe...

Can you give away stocks as donations?

Donating stocks instead of cash is always a better option considering the interest of both parties. A wide range of charities, schools, hospitals, and...

Autumn Budget 2021: Top 10 highlights to note

Highlights Inflation levels can touch 4% next year as per OBR estimates. The economy will grow by 6.5% this year and will bounce back to its pre-p...

Autumn Budget: Top 10 expectations from Sunak

Highlights  The Autumn Budget is due to be delivered by Chancellor Rishi Sunak at the parliament on Wednesday. The Budget is set to come ahea...

What's the new proposed open-ended investment fund?

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is all set to create a new type of open-ended authorised investment fund, which will support investme...

China plans new property tax; here’s how it may hit Australia

Highlights China has announced plans to roll out a pilot real estate tax amid the ongoing rise in real estate speculation across the country. The...

This is the greatest cyber threat of our times

Highlights According to thematic research of GlobalData, online information and hacking that purposely attempts to undermine the authority of gover...

UK launches world’s first green savings bond: What the savers can ge...

Highlights The UK launched the world’s first retail green savings bond, issued by the National Savings and Investments The move follows afte...

Why falling inflation is not good news

Highlights UK headline inflation dropped from 3.2% in August to 3.1% in September as per latest ONS figures. In the recent months, inflation has b...