Reliance Retail has inaugurated the 50th Gap store in India at Phoenix Palladium Mall in Mumbai, achieving a new benchmark in its alliance with the international apparel label. The milestone follows the two companies’ entering a franchise agreement in 2022, making Reliance Retail the official retailer for Gap across all channels in India. The store […]
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Insurance brokerage Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has received a licence to operate as a reinsurance broker in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Mohammed S AlSudairy has been named as the new head of Reinsurance Broking for WTW Saudi Arabia. AlSudairy, who will now operate out of KSA, previously worked as the deputy CEO at
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TOKYO — Global shares were mixed in a muted reaction Tuesday to the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump. France’s CAC 40 gained 0.1% to 7,739.02, while Germany’s DAX was flat at 20,988.89. Britain’s FTSE 100 gained 0.1% to 8,533.10. The future for the S&P 500 was up 0.3% and that for the Dow Jones
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Renewable energy solutions provider Scatec has entered a 15-year contract-for-difference (CfD) agreement with Romanian electricity market operator Opcom. The CfD will secure pricing for almost 70% of the projected output from Scatec’s 190MW solar portfolio in Romania, with the remaining electricity to be sold on the Romanian wholesale market. The contracts were allocated during Romania’s
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LONDON — The sequel to Prince Harry vs. the British tabloids begins Tuesday in a high-stakes trial pitting him against Rupert Murdoch’s newspapers that could cost him millions even if he wins. Harry, 40, the younger son of King Charles III, and one other claimant remain alone among hundreds who have settled lawsuits against News
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Boris Johnson promised 40 new hospitals by 2030; it now transpires that roughly half of them will not even have started by then. Health secretary Wes Streeting has produced a new timetable for the New Hospital Programme. He promises that they will all be built. Eventually, but it is going to take rather longer than
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Glenigan monitors construction activity and contract awards across the UK The January 2025 edition of Glenigan’s Construction Review reports that, despite significant economic turbulence in 2024, it emerged as a pivotal year for construction, with significant gains in major project starts and steady growth in underlying activity. Overall, work starting on site averaged £10,372m per
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TOKYO — Dozens of major Japanese companies have pulled their commercials on Fuji Television amid allegations company officials tried to cover up a sex scandal involving one of the country’s most famous TV hosts. The scandal centers on Masahiro Nakai, a former member of the super popular male band SMAP and now a popular host
Mike Newnham , Etag’s new chair Mike Newnham has joined Etag from Saint-Gobain, having been chief executive of Saint-Gobain Building Distribution Ltd and managing director of sister company Jewsons. He stepped down in April 2023 shortly after the two business were taken over by Stark Group, a Danish building materials distributor owned by private equity
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artist’s impression of how the Beachfields leisure site might look Transformation of the Beachfields leisure site in Sheerness is a key component of the wider £20m Sheerness Revival programme, funded by the UK government. The Beachfields site, near Sheerness town centre, the waterfront and the train station, will be revamped, with leisure, health and community
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