UK Firms

UK fintech Tide will invest 500 million euros (₹6,000 crore) in India over five years from 2026, creating 800 jobs as it deepens its commitment to the country's fast-growing SME sector

The UK government will invest 163 million Euros in Eutelsat, boosting the satellite operator's capital raise to 1.5 billion Euros

Pearson India operates in education and assessment markets, targeting school goers, students aspiring for colleges overseas and corporate professionals

Travel tech unicorn OYO on Tuesday said it plans to invest 50 million pounds (Rs 539.57 crore) in the UK over the next three years, primarily to focus on expanding its premium hotel portfolio. The investment is expected to support 1,000 jobs over the next three years in the UK hospitality sector, OYO said in a statement. In a significant strategic shift, OYO is actively pursuing premiumization of its UK portfolio, by pivoting towards premium inventory acquisition, focusing on securing long-term leasehold and management contracts. The company is also in advanced stage talks with several large hotel chains and real estate companies for potential asset management transactions. "OYO's investment in premium hotels will not only strengthen our tourism infrastructure, but back our ambitious 'Showcase Britain' initiative, helping to boost economic growth as part of our Plan for Change," said the UK Minister for Investment Baroness Poppy Gustafsson OBE in the statement. Puneet Yadav, Count

The Union Budget tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha on Saturday has been received with much enthusiasm within the UK business and investor community, with the focus on economic growth, boosting private investment and a trust-based economic governance approach being highlighted among some of the stand-out proposals. In what marked Sitharaman's eighth consecutive Union Budget, the minister announced key allocations and policy measures across crucial sectors. Richard McCallum, CEO of UK India Business Council (UKIBC), highlighted a focus on simplifying conditionalities associated with foreign direct investment (FDI), skilling and policy reforms among some early takeaways. I'm encouraged by the focus on economic growth, on invigorating private investment [because] we do need more private investment for growth to be sustainable, on skilling and stimulating more consumer spending. We also welcome the focus on domains like tax administration and policy reform, ..

Rupert Murdoch's UK tabloids made a rare apology to Prince Harry in settling his privacy invasion lawsuit and will pay him a substantial sum, his lawyer said Wednesday. Harry's lawyer David Sherborne read a statement in court saying News Group offers a full and unequivocal apology to the Duke of Sussex for years of unlawful intrusion. The bombshell announcement in London's High Court as the Duke of Sussex's trial was about to start against the publishers of The Sun and now-defunct News of the World for unlawfully snooping on him over decades. Harry, 40, the younger son of King Charles III, and one other man were the only two remaining claimants out of more than 1,300 others who had settled lawsuits against News Group Newspapers over allegations their phones were hacked and investigators unlawfully intruded in their lives. In all the cases that have been brought against the publisher since a widespread phone hacking scandal forced Murdoch to close News of the World in 2011, Harry's

Finance minister Rachel Reeves announced 40 billion pounds ($50 billion) of tax rises on Oct 30, the most of any budget since 1993

Britain has long lacked candidates to fill jobs, a problem made worse by the 2016 Brexit vote and Covid-19, with vacancies higher than their level before the pandemic

Last month, the company said it was expecting to open 50 to 60 new stores in 2024 fiscal, and was on track to open its 1,400th store in the next year

Vodafone and Three have committed to spend $14 billion to build a better 5G network that will serve 50 million customers, including the subscribers of Vodafone's network partner Virgin Media O2

The interests of the bank, its shareholders and other stakeholders were best served by the withdrawal, Barclays said, adding that there was no material financial impact from the fine

The British Retail Consortium said spending in shops increased by 0.6 per cent in annual terms in October, below September's 2.0 per cent growth and the weakest rise since July

CEO Swain said RBW aimed to make 300 of its own-brand EVs annually, and also produce up to 3,000 EV systems for other automakers via its Spirit EV unit

Reliance Brands, a unit of Reliance Industries Ltd, acquired a 51 per cent stake in the JV that owns the Mothercare brand and related intellectual property

Chinese exports of steel into India were a 'growing concern,' Narendran said, as India turned net importer in the fiscal year that ended in March

Sales rose 9.4% to 13.1 billion pounds, with food sales up 13.0% and clothing and homewares up 5.3%

British business confidence is further constrained by growing risk of increased trade tensions due to a complex geopolitical environment, it added

Diageo shares rose by more than 1.5% in early trading, outperforming the FTSE 100 index

The group has become a poster child for the failures of privatisation, after its performance deteriorated in the 2010s when its previous investors took out huge dividends