While happy to accept a designation of Mark 7.5 for the current version of the ever-popular Golf model, reports Iain Robertson, apart from some pointless slats, leaner headlamps and more digitalisation, does the new model have a point to make? When the new VW Golf makes its debut in a couple of months’ time, […]
Reward Finance Group has promoted Gemma Wright to regional managing director for Yorkshire and the North East. Gemma joined the alternative finance provider as commercial director two years ago with the responsibility of building and running the operations team across the Leeds and Manchester offices. With 20 years’ experience working in the financial sector, Gemma […]
ThinCats has today announced a move to an institution-only funding model for future loans. No new loans will be offered on the P2P Platform operated by Business Loan Network (BLN), one of the ThinCats Group companies. The P2P Platform has entered a run-off phase and has closed to new investors. Investors already using the P2P […]
Strong ocean imports and exports will sustain India’s trade growth over the three-month period ending in January 2020, making it the only country out of the world’s seven largest economies with a positive trade outlook according to data from the DHL Global Trade Barometer released by DHL, the world’s leading logistics company. The DHL Global […]
Another month of decline in car registrations encapsulates the difficulties facing the automotive industry, with buyers holding back for various reasons. Weak consumer confidence, wider economic uncertainty and confusion over policy around clean air zones are all conspiring to depress demand. There is a bright note in the figures, however, with alternatively fuelled vehicles putting […]
The Women in Agribusiness (WIA) Summit Europe will return to the EU when it convenes in Paris for the 10th Summit on 9-10 March 2020 at Les Salons Hoche. This premier day-and-a-half conference – the perfect complement to International Women’s Day on 8 March – will feature industry knowledge for executive women in the agri-food […]
A new study from Juniper Research has found that global international digital money transfer transaction volume will reach 2bn by 2024; up from 1.1bn in 2019. The new research, Digital International Money Transfer: Key Trends, Player Innovation & Market Forecasts 2019-2024, found that both online and mobile channels are achieving strong growth, with fintech disruptors […]
Sir Robert McAlpine took the top spot this month with five contract awards totalling £561m. A mixed development at Gateshead Quays contributed £250m to the total. BAM Construction and Vinci Construction were in second and third place for November 2019, with a total contract award value of £122m and £98m respectively. This month, the top […]
The latest MarketFinance Business Insights charts late payment trends between 2013 and 2019, analysing over 100,000 invoices. The data sheds light on how long SMEs are waiting to be paid, how late these payments were and the impact. The analysis suggests that businesses typically agree 45-day payment terms from completion of work or delivery of […]
Changes have been weighing-in to alter the UK motoring environment for the future, highlights Iain Robertson, some that upset the industry and the consumer, with others designed to enthuse and engage, even in a market in a downwards spiral. The industry Most noticeable for the motoring journalist is the final nail being placed in the […]
