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09 Jul
Wednesday newspaper round-up: Apple, Russian banks, OneWeb, FCA

The government’s long-delayed register of offshore owners of UK property will fail to tackle corruption unless multiple loopholes in the draft legislation are closed, experts have warned. On Monday, the government announced it would introduce a “register of overseas entities” requiring anonymous foreign owners of UK property to publicly declare their true identities as part of its draft Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) bill. - Guardian.

09 Jul
Thursday newspaper round-up: Russian oligarchs, Amazon, Tui

The UK-based Russian billionaire oligarchs Mikhail Fridman and Petr Aven have had their shares in the $22bn (£17bn) conglomerate LetterOne, which owns Holland & Barrett, “frozen”, days after they were hit with EU sanctions following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. LetterOne, which is just under 50% owned by Fridman and Aven, announced on Wednesday night that the men had “ceased to have any involvement with the company” and that it had frozen their shares.

09 Jul
Friday newspaper round-up: UK economic growth, Elon Musk, Lukoil

Britain’s economic growth will halve this year as a result of soaring inflation, hefty tax rises and the destabilising shock from the war in Ukraine, a leading business lobby group has warned. In the first major forecast of the UK economy since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) said it expected an inflation rate of 8% to cut disposable incomes in 2022, putting the brakes on the recovery from the pandemic. - Guardian.

27 Mar
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Sunday newspaper round-up: Biden, Beer, Royal Mail

The White House clarified comments from Joe Biden who earlier had called for Russian President Vladimir Putin's ouster. In a speech delivered in Poland, Biden said: "“For God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power. " A spokesman for the White soon after stated that US leader was not talking about 'regime change'. "The president's point was that Putin cannot be allowed to exercise power over his neighbours or the region," the spokesman explained. - The Sunday Times.

20 Mar
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Sunday newspaper round-up: TTIP, Lloyds, Ted Baker

German finance minister, Christian Lindner, is calling for a fresh push in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine to put in place a trade deal between the European Union and the US. The last attempt, known as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), was put to rest in 2016, during the Trump administration. In remarks made to Handelsblatt, Lindner said the conflict had made clear how important it is to foster free trade with partners who share the same values.

13 Mar
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Sunday newspaper round-up: Renewables, Pearson, IAG

The UK needs to massively expand wind farms across the country in order to safeguard national security, the business secretary has said, as the government considers sweeping changes to planning laws in order to improve energy independence. Against that backdrop, the Prime Minister will unveil a radical new "energy strategy" within a fortnight in order to make sure that that UK can get all the energy that it needs from a combination of renewables and nuclear. - Guardian.

06 Mar
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Sunday newspaper round-up: China, Russia, Property prices

Chinese policymakers are targeting the slowest rate of growth for their economy this year since 1991 in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. At the opening of the National People's Congress, Premier Li Keqiang said the government's target for GDP growth in 2022 had been set at 5. 5% and promised to increase fiscal spending, including on defence. For their part, private economists anticipate that the People's Bank of China will cut interest rates, even as western countries do the opposite in order to brake price growth.