The Minister for Asia visits South East Asia, including Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand. A generation of “technopreneurs” is set to be created in Indonesia in a joint UK-Indonesia project launched by the UK’s Asia Minister Alok Sharma MP, as part of the expanding trade relations between the two countries. The innovative scheme will be launched […]
European Union students applying for university places in the 2017 to 2018 academic year will still have access to student funding support. The government announced that EU students applying for a place at an English university or further education institution in the 2017 to 2018 academic year will continue to be eligible for student loans and grants […]
The business rates system in Scotland should aim to reflect economic reality and maximise investment, according to CBI Scotland’s response to the Independent Review of Scottish Business Rates. Given recent weaker growth in Scotland and what is likely to be a period of economic adjustment following the vote to leave the EU, the CBI is […]
The Scottish Government has announced its support for plans to build a third runway at London Heathrow Airport, after securing key commitments for Scotland. The expansion plans offer the greatest strategic and economic benefits to Scotland, creating thousands of jobs and providing a significant boost to the country’s connectivity. The airport’s commitments include: The creation […]
David Jones, Minister of State at the Department for Exiting the EU, has visited Daresbury Laboratory to listen to the views of the science and technology sector ahead of negotiations to leave the EU. Daresbury Laboratory is a world leading facility for scientific research run by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). During yesterday’s […]
Lawyers in Wales are being asked to help promote awareness of new competition law compliance materials to their business clients. Over 60 law firms headquartered in Wales will be contacted by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), and encouraged to share the CMA’s easy-to-use competition law information with their small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) clients. […]
Economy Secretary, Ken Skates will be in Japan next week as part of the Welsh Government’s ongoing work to strengthen trade links with its international partners. The Cabinet Secretary will be joined by a trade mission of 19 Welsh companies, including The Snowdonia Cheese Company, V-Trak, Melin Tregwynt and Reid Lifting Ltd, all of whom […]
Commenting on the announcement that Cuadrilla has been granted permission to begin exploratory drilling at its Preston New Road site in Little Plumpton, Lancashire, Mike Cherry, National Chairman at the Federation of Small Businesses , said: “Like many in Government and the industry, FSB is working to better understand the potential economic impacts, both locally […]
BBC spending low in Scotland. Scotland’s creative sector is set to miss out on nearly £1.5 billion of investment from the licence fee over the next decade, Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop said (Thursday 6, October). From the £320 million raised annually by licence fee payers in Scotland, only £176.5 million is spent in Scotland. If […]
The UK has agreed a huge aviation climate deal with 190 countries. Airlines will offset emissions aiming for carbon neutral growth from 2020. The UK along with 190 other countries has secured a major global climate deal to combat aviation emissions. The deal was struck on 6 October 2016. This is the first worldwide scheme […]
