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It Is Never Too Early for SMEs to Consider Intellectual Property

On: 28 April 2021

Explore how the Intellectual Property Office’s IP for Business tools and training can help SMEs take their ideas to market.Read More →

Recovery Loan Scheme Launches Today

By: Sebastien Fontenoy

On: 06 April 2021

The new Recovery Loan Scheme will ensure businesses continue to benefit from Government-guaranteed finance throughout 2021.Read More →

Around 50,000 Businesses Close Due to Late Payments Every Year

By: Ruth Kerr

On: 06 April 2021

Some businesses wait several months before paying their suppliers, severely impacting the bottom line of many small businesses.Read More →

UK Sanctions 22 Individuals Involved in International Corruption

By: Tarun Sen

On: 26 April 2021

Individuals involved in some of the world’s most serious cases of corruption will no longer be able to channel their money through UK banks or enter the country thanks to new sanctions announced by Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab today.Read More →

Bank of England and HM Treasury Have Created a CBDC Taskforce

By: Joshua Simons

On: 19 April 2021

The new taskforce will examine the possibility of creation of BoE-issued digital money that would exist alongside cash and bank deposits.Read More →

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Asia represents 50% of global internet users.

UK-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement Enters into Force

UK and Jordan Trade Agreement Comes Into Effect

UK and Serbia sign Partnership, Trade and Cooperation Agreement

Central Bank Digital Currencies Herald a New Chapter for the Monetary System

Posted: 23 June 2021

The Bank for International Settlements' Report lays out the design choices for CBDCs, which, alongside cash, would be issued and backed by a central bank, and offers an economic analysis of their implications for consumers, financial institutions and the central bank itself.

Posted: 10 June 2021

The proposals split cryptoassets into two broad groups: those eligible for treatment under the existing Basel Framework with some modifications; and others, such as bitcoin, are subject to a new conservative prudential treatment.