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X Register for free to receive latest news stories direct to your inbox Register A Bromsgrove industrial building has been sold to Fogstar, a UK manufacturer of lithium batteries, in a transaction exceeding £1m. The property, Plot 11 Cartwright Road on Saxon Business Park in Stoke Prior, was previously owned by the family behind Worcestershire-based Falcon Contract Flooring. The building comprises a 9,672 sq ft detached warehouse with two-storey offices, a loading area, car park, and secure rear yard. Its location provides strong access to the UK motorway network via Junction 5 of the M5, three miles away. Sara Garratt…

About the show: Today’s leaders face converging pressures: shifting geopolitics and capital flows, accelerating digital and AI adoption, evolving regulation, and rising expectations for inclusive growth. To build durable advantage, they must balance investment discipline with innovation and technology at speed—turning delivery confidence, talent and partnerships into results.How do leaders turn capital into investment-ready initiatives and sustain execution across Indonesia’s diverse markets? How do they scale innovation while safeguarding customers, trust and brand? When should they build shared platforms versus tailoring to local context, and who are the partners that make growth resilient? Source link

Major oil producer Kazakhstan plans to commission a new refinery by 2033 to eliminate domestic fuel shortages and become a net fuel exporter, The Caspian Post reports, citing Vice Minister of Energy, Kaiyrkhan Tutkyshbayev.The new refinery, which will be Kazakhstan’s fourth, will have a processing capacity of 10 million tons of crude oil per year.Work on the planning and feasibility studies has started, the energy official was quoted as saying.     Earlier this month, Tutkyshbayev said that the central region of Ulytau is being considered as a location to host the new refinery.Last week, Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to Kuwait, Yerzhan Yelekeyev, said…

Silver has seen sharp swings, driven partly by speculative activity and social media-driven narratives. Ole Hansen, Head-Commodity Strategy at Saxobank warned that such movements can distort fundamentals.He pointed out that while exchange inventories in China and the US appear tight, high prices are already slowing industrial demand and encouraging scrap supply. Even small countries are seeing increased silver recycling, which could help balance the global deficit. On precious metals, Hansen clearly prefers gold over silver. “Gold is a monetary asset.” He explained that gold’s value is less sensitive to industrial demand and more linked to investor appetite for wealth protection.…

Life is unpredictable; an unexpected medical expense, a sudden job change, or an urgent home repair can arrive without warning. In moments like these, having an emergency fund can make all the difference between financial confidence and financial stress. More than just a pool of money, an emergency fund is a safety net that helps you manage surprises without derailing your long-term goals. This is where the right savings plans step in, offering accessibility, stability, and peace of mind when you need it most. Why an Emergency Fund Matters Life can throw surprises—medical needs, sudden job shifts, urgent repairs. Without…

ASTANA – Kazakhstan is undertaking a major expansion of its oil refining, gas processing, and petrochemical industries, aiming to boost oil processing capacity from 18.4 to 40 million tons per year, eliminate domestic fuel shortages by 2033, and increase production of value-added petrochemical products for both domestic use and export, the Deputy Minister of Energy Kaiyrkhan Tutkyshbayev said at a Feb. 17 government meeting. Oil refining The Deputy Minister of Energy Kaiyrkhan Tutkyshbayev. Photo credit: gov.kz Under the national refining development concept, plans are underway to increase oil processing capacity from 18.4 million to 27.7 million tons per year through refinery…

Gold price today Highlights: Gold rate today declined around 1% on MCX on Wednesday on profit booking but remained on course for an exceptional year posting stellar retuns of 65%, highest since 1979.MCX gold rate was down a little over 1% or ₹1,550 to ₹1,35,116 per 10 gram. Meanwhile, Spot gold slipped 0.3% to $4,334.20 an ounce as of 0032 GMT, after touching a record high of $4,549.71 on Friday. US gold futures for February delivery also declined 1% to $4,346.50 an ounce.Gold prices were supported by a combination of persistent geopolitical risks, a softer US interest rate environment, sustained…

The digital euro will need safeguards in place to stop governments from snooping on people’s online spending habits, according to the architect of the world’s first central bank-backed digital … Source link

X Register for free to receive latest news stories direct to your inbox Register All staff at a four-star hotel in Nottinghamshire have been made redundant after the business entered administration. The Nottingham Belfry Hotel & Spa, on Mellors Way, had continued trading after administrators were appointed on 7 January. However, FRP confirmed that the hotel ceased trading with immediate effect on Tuesday (10 February). Ian Corfield and Anthony Simmons of FRP were appointed as joint administrators of the company, which traded as Nottingham Belfry & Spa, on 7 January 2026. In a statement sent to Nottinghamshire Live, FRP said:…

Meet Carolina. She works in a water and sanitation utility in a small European city. As a female employee, Carolina is one of only a few, as she works in a sector where women tend to be underrepresented. What is more, the few women that do work at the utility are clustered in administrative positions, like Carolina’s. Though Carolina once wanted to be an engineer, she ended up on an alternative path: “At the end I gave it up because I was afraid that I wouldn’t get the same respect as men or wouldn’t be able to advance because I…