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Sluggish UK Business Activity Improves, PMI Shows, but Threats to Outlook Abound
UK Backs Advanced Manufacturing, Clean Energy in Ten-Year Industrial Plan
Britain's Industrial Strategy Cuts Green Levy to Lower Energy Bills
UK to Issue 10-year Industrial Strategy Aimed at Boosting Growth
UK's Mulberry to Raise $27 Million as Losses Deepen in 2025
Date: June 20, 2025
-Britain's Mulberry Group said on Friday it intends to raise 20 million pounds ($26.98 million) of capital to help fund its growth strategy, as the embattled luxury firm expects to log further losses...
UK's FTSE 100 Sees First Weekly Fall in Six; Middle East Tensions in Focus
Date: June 20, 2025
(Reuters) -London stocks edged up on Friday with broad-based gains as the United States deferred its decision on whether to get involved in the Middle East conflict to the next two weeks, aiding...
Sterling Set for Weekly Loss as Middle East Conflict Overshadows Domestic Data
Date: June 20, 2025
By Linda Pasquini (Reuters) -Sterling gained slightly against the dollar on Friday but was set for a loss on the week as uncertainty over the Israel-Iran conflict fuelled demand for traditional safe...
Buyout Firm Penta Chooses Bankers for Sale of Britain's Amber River, Sources Say
Date: June 20, 2025
By Charlie Conchie, Amy-Jo Crowley and Andres Gonzalez LONDON (Reuters) -Private equity firm Penta Capital has enlisted bankers to sell financial planning company Amber River, four sources familiar...
Britain Agrees $2.7 Billion Investment Partnership With Bahrain
Date: June 20, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Friday that it signed a new partnership with Bahrain that will see 2 billion pounds ($2.69 billion) of investment into financial services, clean energy, manufacturing...
Tax Hikes Put UK Budget Deficit on Track Against Official Forecasts
Date: June 20, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's government borrowed 17.686 billion pounds ($23.84 billion) in May, official data showed on Friday. A Reuters poll of economists showed a median forecast of 17.1 billion...