Xcite seals North Sea discovery January 4, 2011 OIL explorer Xcite said yesterday it has suspended its well in the Bentley field of the North Sea while it examines the quality of the oil found in December. The company said the oil find is a “transformational well for the company” and that it remains ready to be used as a production well in [...]
Global climate talks open in Cancun November 29, 2010 THE latest round of United Nations climate talks opens today with almost 200 nations meeting in Mexico. The two-week conference at the beach resort of Cancun aims to agree on funds and approaches to preserve rain forests and prepare for a hotter world. It will also seek to formalise existing targets to curb greenhouse gas [...]
It is time to investigate your options for financing your commercial needs September 15, 2011 HEAD OF TRADE AND WORKING CAPITAL, UK AND IRELAND, BARCLAYS CORPORATE IN THE current economic climate, efficient cash flow management must be at the top of the agenda for UK small and medium enterprises (SMEs). With the slowdown in the economy and increasingly high inflation, cashflow suffers, as customers take longer to pay their bills. [...]
Ireland could delay election December 9, 2010 RATINGS agency Fitch slashed Irish debt rating to near junk yesterday, and said the recent bailout exposed a worse than expected financial crisis. Fitch does not expect further downgrades after the new BBB rating. Meanwhile Ireland’s junior coalition partner said it wants its flagship policy proposals passed into law before a parliamentary election is called, [...]
Ireland could delay election December 9, 2010 RATINGS agency Fitch slashed Irish debt rating to near junk yesterday, and said the recent bailout exposed a worse than expected financial crisis. Fitch does not expect further downgrades after the new BBB rating. Meanwhile Ireland’s junior coalition partner said it wants its flagship policy proposals passed into law before a parliamentary election is called, [...]
Haile motivated: Marathon master going the distance to London 2012 September 28, 2011 IF YOU’RE looking for a quitter, someone who shrinks in adversity, who lacks the resolve to adhere to a task until the bitter end, then one of the greatest distance runners of all time is resoundingly not your man. A fanfare-festooned career bejewelled by two Olympic gold medals, four world championship golds and 27 world [...]
Haile motivated: Marathon master going the distance to London 2012 September 28, 2011 IF YOU’RE looking for a quitter, someone who shrinks in adversity, who lacks the resolve to adhere to a task until the bitter end, then one of the greatest distance runners of all time is resoundingly not your man. A fanfare-festooned career bejewelled by two Olympic gold medals, four world championship golds and 27 world [...]
Diary January 27, 2011 WALKING BOOTS ARE DE RIGEUR A score for good sense at the FT/HSBC breakfast event: six men were settled into white armchairs onstage for a panel debate yesterday, but only one man’s sensibly clad feet stood out. Gao Xiqing, president of China’s sovereign wealth fund, shunned the standard suede or polished leather business shoe. Not [...]
Diary January 27, 2011 WALKING BOOTS ARE DE RIGEUR A score for good sense at the FT/HSBC breakfast event: six men were settled into white armchairs onstage for a panel debate yesterday, but only one man’s sensibly clad feet stood out. Gao Xiqing, president of China’s sovereign wealth fund, shunned the standard suede or polished leather business shoe. Not [...]
Infrastructure India taps UK shareholders February 13, 2011 INFRASTRUCTURE India has become the latest Indian firm to tap the UK markets for investment cash, raising £33m in a share placing. Shares worth £25.5m at 60.5p each have been placed with existing and new investors and will start trading on AIM on Thursday, the firm said at the weekend. Specialist energy investor Guggenheim Global [...]