Simeon Kerr
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Scotland correspondent, former Gulf correspondent - Financial Times
Working through conflict: staff across Middle East adapt to war -
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Working through conflict: staff across Middle East adapt to war
[FREE TO READ] As ordinary routines are shattered, employees find new ways to pursue their jobs
https://as.ft.com/r/dd892471-f1b2-4b03-b728-d11eae3314cd
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UAE curbs entry by Iranian nationals Gulf state imposes restrictions after facing attacks from Islamic republic
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UAE curbs entry by Iranian nationals
[FREE TO READ] Gulf state imposes restrictions after facing attacks from Islamic republic
https://as.ft.com/r/d4cddaa6-6b50-4f55-9cb6-ba7e6ff61d53
5 days ago
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Iranian strike on Kuwaiti power and water plant stokes infrastructure fears Attack at electricity and desalination facility marks latest escalation in Gulf war launched by US and Israel
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Iranian strike on Kuwaiti power and water plant stokes infrastructure fears
[FREE TO READ] Attack at electricity and desalination facility marks latest escalation in Gulf war launched by US and Israel
https://as.ft.com/r/399e51ab-b773-4847-99c2-47566e61b8d3
7 days ago
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UAE pushes for international force to reopen Hormuz Abu Dhabi is hardening its stance as it suffers from Iranâs retaliation to US-Israeli war
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UAE pushes for international force to reopen Hormuz
[FREE TO READ] Abu Dhabi is hardening its stance as it suffers from Iranâs retaliation to US-Israeli war
https://as.ft.com/r/d3d764d4-6879-409b-82b5-d85abc04adfd
10 days ago
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UK says Chinese wind turbine maker poses national security threat Ming Yangâs plans to build Scottish factory thwarted
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UK says Chinese wind turbine maker poses national security threat
[FREE TO READ] Ming Yangâs plans to build Scottish factory thwarted
https://as.ft.com/r/543b7d51-1f94-4418-b209-10e26d3ac796
12 days ago
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War empties Dubaiâs malls and rattles struggling luxury industry Footfall and sales drop sharply in emirateâs shopping centres as companies battle supply chain chaos
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War empties Dubaiâs malls and rattles struggling luxury industry
[FREE TO READ] Footfall and sales drop sharply in emirateâs shopping centres as companies battle supply chain chaos
https://as.ft.com/r/15dc8ad4-f453-40ce-9d6a-d2400e314978
12 days ago
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Dubai tourism reels from Iranian missiles Hotels in the UAE are placing staff on unpaid leave and shuttering buildings as occupancy levels plummet
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Dubai tourism reels from Iranian missiles
[FREE TO READ] Hotels in the UAE are placing staff on unpaid leave and shuttering buildings as occupancy levels plummet
https://as.ft.com/r/b264ca0e-88f1-4900-a485-c5acd62ee0d5
17 days ago
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Iranian hospital in Dubai closed as UAE suffers third week of attacks Move part of wider crackdown on Tehran-linked institutions as conflict intensifies
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Iranian hospital in Dubai closed as UAE suffers third week of attacks
[FREE TO READ] Move part of wider crackdown on Tehran-linked institutions as conflict intensifies
https://as.ft.com/r/35364242-7219-4c41-99c0-53d27d92f429
18 days ago
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Dubai flights delayed or cancelled after latest drone and missile attacks Regional travel hubs Doha and Abu Dhabi also severely constrained by fallout from conflict
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Dubai flights delayed or cancelled after latest drone and missile attacks
[FREE TO READ] Regional travel hubs Doha and Abu Dhabi also severely constrained by fallout from conflict
https://as.ft.com/r/6f45f186-3812-4966-b2e7-f0c01d26823c
20 days ago
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Dubaiâs financial district rattled by Iranian drone attacks Towers in Dubai International Financial Centre suffer damage but most drones and missiles are intercepted
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Dubaiâs financial district rattled by Iranian drone attacks
[FREE TO READ] Towers in Dubai International Financial Centre suffer damage but most drones and missiles are intercepted
https://as.ft.com/r/dc1dabd5-b143-46c6-950a-a7a6214acc45
24 days ago
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Gulf food supplies rerouted as Iran threats hit Hormuz shipping Disruption risks causing shortages in region which imports 90 per cent of its food
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Gulf food supplies rerouted as Iran threats hit Hormuz shipping
[FREE TO READ] Disruption risks causing shortages in region which imports 90 per cent of its food
https://as.ft.com/r/4687b2f3-e293-4dc5-a4ba-697c7531ee81
26 days ago
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Iran warns it will hit US bases across region hours after presidentâs apology Masoud Pezeshkian had said Tehran would stop attacks on Gulf neighbours
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Iran warns it will hit US bases across region hours after presidentâs apology
[FREE TO READ] Masoud Pezeshkian had said Tehran would stop attacks on Gulf neighbours
https://as.ft.com/r/5eb38a70-4d1a-4db0-a666-19902db9416e
30 days ago
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In the centre of the storm: what does the Iran war mean for Dubai? Test comes for city that sold itself as metropolis of peace and stability as UAEâs ambitions threatened
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In the centre of the storm: what does the Iran war mean for Dubai?
[FREE TO READ] Test comes for city that sold itself as metropolis of peace and stability as UAEâs ambitions threatened
https://as.ft.com/r/54514805-4a2b-4eba-8e15-0bff2ab43d46
about 1 month ago
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Pressure on the Gulf statesâ budgets could cause them to review their overseas investments and future commitments as they consider options to ease the financial strain caused by the US-Israeli war against Iran
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Gulf states could review overseas investments to ease financial strains caused by Iran war
[FREE TO READ] Three leading Middle East economies consider options as US-Israeli campaign against Tehran continues
https://as.ft.com/r/9f5e2262-209f-4fb3-8ea3-c7afb37d097d
about 1 month ago
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Air travel heavily disrupted following Iranian strikes Tens of thousands of travellers left stranded while businesses ask staff to work from home
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Air travel heavily disrupted following Iranian strikes
[FREE TO READ] Tens of thousands of travellers left stranded while businesses ask staff to work from home
https://as.ft.com/r/d590c299-af21-465e-8121-e81834032302
about 1 month ago
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Panic in the Gulf as Iran lashes out at US allies Tehran targets regional countries housing American bases despite their refusal to allow attacks from their territory
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Panic in the Gulf as Iran lashes out at US allies
[FREE TO READ] Tehran targets regional countries housing American bases despite their refusal to allow attacks from their territory
https://as.ft.com/r/8442d1ac-0135-4af4-8a4d-47df1c637b6e
about 1 month ago
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about 1 month ago
"Choose Life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television, choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players...." â#Trainspottingâ movie - released 30yrs ago today. I photographed the premiere and after-partyâŠ
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Glasgow, Scotland-based documentary, editorial and portrait photographer Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert
Black and white photographs, taken by Glasgow photographer Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert, from the premiere and after party of the iconic Trainspotting movie in 1996. The photographs feature the actors Ewen M...
https://www.jeremysuttonhibbert.com/glasgow-based-photographer-news/trainspotting-film-premiere-photographs
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Data leak at Abu Dhabi finance summit exposes politicians and business leaders Personal documents including passports belonging to hundreds of attendees of ADFW found online
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Data leak at Abu Dhabi finance summit exposes politicians and business leaders
[FREE TO READ] Personal documents including passports belonging to hundreds of attendees of ADFW found online
https://as.ft.com/r/8925e80e-5be0-4a15-b948-4d79024cf081
about 2 months ago
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âIt was a cry for helpâ: the desperate attempt to save Labour in Scotland Partyâs Scottish leader Anas Sarwar has taken biggest gamble of his political career in calling for Keir Starmer to resign
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âIt was a cry for helpâ: the desperate attempt to save Labour in Scotland
[FREE TO READ] Partyâs Scottish leader Anas Sarwar has taken biggest gamble of his political career in calling for Keir Starmer to resign
https://as.ft.com/r/8ea66c1c-1a6d-47e5-ac7f-4b1cebddaed9
about 2 months ago
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UAE treated poorly over failed Telegraph bid, says Nigel Farage Reform UK leader visits Abu Dhabi to generate funds and boost ties with Gulf petrostate
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UAE treated poorly over failed Telegraph bid, says Nigel Farage
[FREE TO READ] Reform UK leader visits Abu Dhabi to generate funds and boost ties with Gulf petrostate
https://as.ft.com/r/d5fdcc30-52c8-4b31-b5fb-7d4cae9b61ae
2 months ago
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Businesses fear blowback from Saudi-UAE rift Emirates workers have had visas to the kingdom rejected since tensions erupted between the Gulf powerhouses
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Businesses fear blowback from Saudi-UAE rift
[FREE TO READ] Emirates workers have had visas to the kingdom rejected since tensions erupted between the Gulf powerhouses
https://as.ft.com/r/9e3bc168-0c99-4bf1-bea8-e549d152c724
2 months ago
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Abu Dhabi folds assets worth $263bn into new wealth fund controlled by crown prince Combining ADQ with Lâimad marks generational shift of investment influence to heir apparent
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Abu Dhabi folds assets worth $263bn into new wealth fund controlled by crown prince
[FREE TO READ] Combining ADQ with Lâimad marks generational shift of investment influence to heir apparent
https://as.ft.com/r/c996930f-d41d-4bfc-9e3d-a68c7d512acc
2 months ago
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Arab and Muslim powers mount last-ditch effort to avert US-Iran conflict Diplomats fear that Tehran will see Washingtonâs demands as tantamount to surrender and resist them
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Arab and Muslim powers mount last-ditch effort to avert US-Iran conflict
[FREE TO READ] Diplomats fear that Tehran will see Washingtonâs demands as tantamount to surrender and resist them
https://as.ft.com/r/b808ad30-f789-4e5a-b604-1d3c58cbe2d2
2 months ago
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2 months ago
So Lagarde walked out and âonly one person booed, and it was Al Goreâ absoLUTE scenes
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Nigel Farage seeks meeting with UAE president to boost profile and build ties A meeting with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan would deepen Reform UK leaderâs links to the oil-rich Gulf state
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Nigel Farage seeks meeting with UAE president to boost profile and build ties
[FREE TO READ] A meeting with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan would deepen Reform UK leaderâs links to the oil-rich Gulf state
https://as.ft.com/r/9c6a0dfe-4ea1-4e9e-b7a2-e9f2443aafd7
3 months ago
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How Iranâs regime retook the streets Details emerge of unprecedented crackdown, raising questions over future of protest movement
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How Iranâs regime retook the streets
[FREE TO READ] Details emerge of unprecedented crackdown, raising questions over future of protest movement
https://as.ft.com/r/70803705-e1ab-40d1-a231-c03a69b65692
3 months ago
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3 months ago
đ„ Zine 13 away to the printers today. âKenmure Street, 2021â documenting the community protest against a Home Office Immigration Enforcement detention of two local men. Available soon. Stay tuned.
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Glasgow, Scotland-based documentary, editorial and portrait photographer Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert
A trilogy of photographic zines documenting seminal community-led protests in Glasgow Southside - âSave Our Pool, 2001â, from Govanhill Baths swimming pool; environmental protest of âNo M77 Carhenge, ...
https://www.jeremysuttonhibbert.com/glasgow-based-photographer-news/kenmure-street-protests-2021
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Arab governments believe US-Iran tension âde-escalatedâ Moves of US military personnel and aircraft carrier keep region on edge
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Arab governments believe US-Iran tension âde-escalatedâ
[FREE TO READ] Moves of US military personnel and aircraft carrier keep region on edge
https://as.ft.com/r/3cbea54c-329b-4d53-9136-1ded94e4d7e0
3 months ago
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US evacuates personnel from Qatar military base as Donald Trump threatens Iran Move comes amid growing concern American action against Tehran could destabilise region
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US evacuates personnel from Qatar military base as Donald Trump threatens Iran
[FREE TO READ] Move comes amid growing concern American action against Tehran could destabilise region
https://as.ft.com/r/573e112f-3bdf-4464-9aa2-2b8605ada3eb
3 months ago
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Tiny satellites take Glasgow to the stars Scotlandâs space industry has become a leader in manufacturing the small modular units
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Tiny satellites take Glasgow to the stars
[FREE TO READ] Scotlandâs space industry has become a leader in manufacturing the small modular units
https://as.ft.com/r/bbf4855a-bf66-4fc7-be3d-5f9dea50ce5e
3 months ago
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UAE cuts funds for citizens keen to study in UK over Muslim Brotherhood tensions Emiratesâ fear of Islamist radicalisation weighs on exclusion of British universities from scholarships
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UAE cuts funds for citizens keen to study in UK over Muslim Brotherhood tensions
[FREE TO READ] Emiratesâ fear of Islamist radicalisation weighs on exclusion of British universities from scholarships
https://as.ft.com/r/1851021a-66ab-4cf3-b3c2-265519f3f87b
3 months ago
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Power grid jobs boom as UK energy shifts away from fossil fuels Electricity network owners are hiring at fastest pace since 1950s
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Power grid jobs boom as UK energy shifts away from fossil fuels
[FREE TO READ] Electricity network owners are hiring at fastest pace since 1950s
https://as.ft.com/r/12ee74cc-fc2a-4d95-905c-93009a3de3d1
3 months ago
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3 months ago
How Saudi Arabia and the UAEâs long alliance ruptured
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How Saudi Arabia and the UAEâs long alliance ruptured
The longtime alliance between the Gulfâs heavyweights has descended into open confrontation
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Whisky galore: Donald Trumpâs tariffs and cost of living pressures create glut of undrunk Scotch Concern over rural economies as distilleries left with a surplus that has forced some to pause or scale back production
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Whisky galore: Donald Trumpâs tariffs and cost of living pressures create glut of undrunk Scotch
[FREE TO READ] Concern over rural economies as distilleries left with a surplus that has forced some to pause or scale back production
https://as.ft.com/r/331fada0-8782-4adf-9e20-404fa5357bee
3 months ago
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UK backs ÂŁ150mn package for Ineosâs Grangemouth chemical plant Government says investment will protect 500 jobs at a time when facilities across Europe are being shut down
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UK backs ÂŁ150mn package for Ineosâs Grangemouth chemical plant
[FREE TO READ] Government says investment will protect 500 jobs at a time when facilities across Europe are being shut down
https://as.ft.com/r/b09eb446-f84a-4f0a-a0c6-5bfb076683fc
4 months ago
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North Sea executives tell Reeves windfall tax is weighing on investment Warning comes as Harbour Energy says it will axe 100 of its offshore workforce after chancellor kept headline 78% levy
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North Sea executives tell Reeves windfall tax is weighing on investment
[FREE TO READ] Warning comes as Harbour Energy says it will axe 100 of its offshore workforce after chancellor kept headline 78% levy
https://on.ft.com/3M4y6Uq
4 months ago
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How protesters are turning to AI in the fight against rural infrastructure Campaigners develop tool that can draft planning objection documents far more sophisticated than templates previously used
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How protesters are turning to AI in the fight against rural infrastructure
[FREE TO READ] Campaigners develop tool that can draft planning objection documents far more sophisticated than templates previously used
https://on.ft.com/3XPLRZA
4 months ago
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North Sea oil and gas groups given go-ahead for new drilling Fields connected to existing rigs and pipelines will be explored following consultation on future of industry
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North Sea oil and gas groups given go-ahead for new drilling
[FREE TO READ] Fields connected to existing rigs and pipelines will be explored following consultation on future of industry
https://on.ft.com/484rzSe
4 months ago
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4 months ago
New: 'Shark's fin' chart reveals the uneven impact of 'fiscal drag', the stealth tax beloved of recent chancellors. Plus use our interactive calculator to see how fresh freezes announced by Rachel Reeves at todays Budget could affect you
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UK ministers accuse Exxon of failing to engage constructively over Scottish plant US oil group cancelled meetings during talks to save Mossmorran ethylene unit, official correspondence claims
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UK ministers accuse Exxon of failing to engage constructively over Scottish plant
[FREE TO READ] US oil group cancelled meetings during talks to save ethylene unit, official correspondence claims
https://on.ft.com/4pg5DsT
5 months ago
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ExxonMobil to close Scottish chemicals plant with loss of 200 jobs US oil major blames difficult market conditions and UK policy environment
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ExxonMobil to close Scottish chemicals plant with loss of 200 jobs
[FREE TO READ] US oil major blames difficult market conditions and UK policy environment
https://on.ft.com/3K2nrsr
5 months ago
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5 months ago
Email. It's the latest thing, and we're on it.
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FT Alphaville is finally getting a Substack
Stacking subs
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Wood Group investors back cut-price takeover by UAEâs Sidara Dubai-based company set to finally win control of ailing Aberdeen engineering business for fraction of its initial offer
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Wood Group investors back cut-price takeover by UAEâs Sidara
[FREE TO READ] Dubai-based company set to finally win control of ailing engineering business for fraction of its initial offer
https://on.ft.com/47Mrm60
5 months ago
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Scotland to pay borrowing premium in ÂŁ1.5bn bond market push Deputy first minister Kate Forbes says extra cost of âkiltsâ issuance worth it to build credibility with investors
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Scotland to pay borrowing premium in ÂŁ1.5bn bond market push
[FREE TO READ] Deputy first minister Kate Forbes says extra cost of âkiltsâ issuance worth it to build credibility with investors
https://on.ft.com/4oJ3ZQP
5 months ago
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'Kilts' on the horizon... Scotland given same credit rating as UK ahead of planned inaugural bond
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Scotland given same credit rating as UK ahead of debut âkiltsâ sale S&P and Moodyâs award Edinburgh investment-grade status as it plans first bond issue since late 17th century
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Scotland given same credit rating as UK ahead of debut âkiltsâ sale
[FREE TO READ] S&P and Moodyâs award Edinburgh investment-grade status as it plans first bond issue since late 17th century
https://on.ft.com/49b8kY2
5 months ago
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âWe cannot survive â there is no new land.â Why Scotland is not building enough homes Housebuilders want government to ease regulations and do more to help councils deal with acute shortage of planners
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âWe cannot survive â there is no new land.â Why Scotland is not building enough homes
[FREE TO READ] Housebuilders want government to ease regulations and do more to help councils deal with acute shortage of planners
https://on.ft.com/3LEzlcx
5 months ago
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves could scrap a windfall profits levy on UK oil and sooner than expected, after Keir Starmer said he wanted to âdouble downâ on North Sea extraction. Reeves is considering ending epl in Mar 2029 â reversing a decision in last Budget to extend it by a year to Mar 2030
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Rachel Reeves looks at early scrapping of windfall tax on UK oil and gas sector
[FREE TO READ] Chancellor seeks assurances from industry that the move would boost investment in the North Sea
https://on.ft.com/3LhEqY4
5 months ago
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Scottish governmentâs bid to break up giant rural estates âtoo complexâ Critics say SNPâs âbureaucraticâ land reform bill will fail in its aim to benefit local communities
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Scottish governmentâs bid to break up giant rural estates âtoo complexâ
[FREE TO READ] Critics say SNPâs âbureaucraticâ land reform bill will fail in its aim to benefit local communities
https://on.ft.com/3Lvcjoi
5 months ago
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Chinaâs Ming Yang to invest up to ÂŁ1.5bn in Scottish turbine factory Company says the project is subject to âfinal approvalsâ from the UK government
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Chinaâs Ming Yang to invest up to ÂŁ1.5bn in Scottish turbine factory
[FREE TO READ] Company says the project is subject to âfinal approvalsâ from the UK government
https://on.ft.com/477k1fP
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