Business News

Businesses across West Yorkshire will be able to access a ‘world of support’ more quickly, simply and effectively, thanks to a new initiative that brings together and builds on existing business support, it can be announced.

The Alliance of African Multilateral Financial Institutions (AAMFI) has appointed Dr. Corneille Karekezi as Chair of its Governing Council, succeeding Samaila Zubairu, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), who served as the Alliance’s second Chairperson following its establishment in 2024.

Budget proposals – including extra £130 million for frontline services like cleaner streets, tackling fly-tipping and protecting our libraries – have been approved by full council.

Following a review of the business structure over the past months, which culminated in the resolution approved at the Board of Directors' meeting on 11 February 2026, the Ferrero Group announces a new governance designed to further strengthen its competitive position in the sweet-packaged food sector.

The Spring Forecast has shown that the government’s economic plan to cut the cost of living, cut national debt and grow the economy, is the right one.

This announcement was made on February 14, 2026, in a message from President Xi Jinping to African Union leaders that were gathered in Addis Ababa.

The IsDBI (Islamic Development Bank Institute) have just announced that it has been granted Patent No.12,548,031 B2 by the USPTO (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office) on 10 February 2026.

In her Spring Forecast, the Chancellor will set out how the Government has the right economic plan for Britain, by cutting the cost of living, cutting borrowing and growing the economy to build a strong and secure economy.

Dublin Chamber has welcomed today’s announcement by the European Commission to provisionally apply the EU–Mercosur Trade Agreement.

Network International, a leading fintech company in the Middle East and Africa (MEA), has signed a processing agreement with Al Seraj Islamic Bank (SIB) to accelerate the bank’s digital transformation and support Libya’s transition toward secure, modern and inclusive financial services.

Welsh Government, in partnership with local authorities across the South East and Central South Wales region, successfully hosted a regional networking and learning event for Lead Workers at Caerphilly Leisure Centre this week.

Birmingham property consultancy Johnson Fellows has bolstered its facilities management team to support the company’s growing profile of commercial and residential properties.

Scopio Labs have just announced that it has achieved IVDR certification from BSI, a major regulatory milestone that clears the path for its AI-driven digital morphology platforms in the European Union.

Africa’s mining sector maintains its role as a key contributor of employment creation, fuelled by rising global demand for critical minerals.

Birmingham-based medtech company Eyoto is heading Stateside next month, to debut its revolutionary Aetheia technology, the world’s only automated and fully remote, 4K slit lamp.

Grey, a provider of cross-border payments solutions, has expanded its business banking offering to include USD business accounts, bulk payments, and USDC stablecoin support on a single platform.