UK to unveil £100mn development finance drive

Seed funding for businesses focused on poverty and climate change, in switch from handing out foreign aid

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Harland & Wolff’s new owner pledges £100mn to revive UK shipbuilder

Spain’s Navantia says it will push for new orders, including from Royal Navy, to secure future of group
Financial Times - 4d
UK ministers plan to subsidise EV loans to drive sales

State could underwrite private sector loans to reduce monthly repayments and purchase costs
Financial Times - 4d
Pressures at home and away add strain on UK finances

Government is in a double bind as global uncertainty and need to improve public services force tough choices on spending
Financial Times - Jan. 23
Salary caps spread in China's finance sector amid 'common prosperity' drive

Yahoo News - Jan. 23
UK 'not part of the problem' when it comes to U.S. trade, Britain's finance minister says

The U.K. is "not part of the problem" when it comes to trade deficits that President Donald Trump wants to tackle, the country's finance minister told CNBC.
CNBC - Jan. 22
UK to launch digital driving licences to boost growth

New app will also include documents showing criminal record checks and proof of eligibility for state benefits
Financial Times - Jan. 21
Reeves intervenes in UK car finance mis-selling case to protect lenders

Treasury approach to Supreme Court is blow to consumer groups but chancellor fears damage to sector
Financial Times - Jan. 20
UK set to introduce digital driving licences

The government says technology should "make people's lives easier" but any system won't be mandatory.
BBC News - Jan. 18
UK businesses plan price increases as Budget drives up costs

Tax and wage rises have caused confidence to ‘slump’, warns British Chambers of Commerce
Financial Times - Jan. 5

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