WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING July 24, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES CHINA EYES BARTER PLAN TO BYPASS US SANCTIONS ON IRAN PAYMENTS Tehran and Beijing are in talks about using a barter system to exchange Iranian oil for Chinese goods and services, as US financial sanctions have blocked China from paying at least $20bn for oil exports. The US sanctions against Iran, which make [...]
PETROFAC’S AYMAN ASFARI NAMED AS UK ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR October 18, 2010 IN A climate where repairing the frazzled economy is paramount, it seemed fitting to see hundreds of the UK’s most successful company bosses and their advisers, bankers and friends gather at the Park Lane Hilton last night to celebrate the heroes of the recovery – entrepreneurs – at the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the [...]
Moonpig yearly profits double September 7, 2009 Moonpig, the online greetings card company, said yesterday its pre-tax profits for the year to April had more than doubled from £2.54m to £6.7m. Revenue at the group also more than doubled to £20.9m in the year, up from £7.9m the previous year. Moonpig founder Nick Jenkins named the firm after his school nickname.