Africa tech: The Egyptian firm looking to cut energy bills
Egypt's Saving System says its technology can result in big savings on corporate electrical bills.At the heart of its product are special capacitors - devices which store electrical energy. Saving…
HMRC took ‘cavalier’ approach to stopping child benefit, MPs say
Josh MartinBusiness reporterThe UK tax office took a "cavalier" approach to child benefit checks when it decided to strip payments from thousands of claimants after wrongly assuming they had permanently…
UK bank customer protection if firm goes bust rises to £120,000
Pritti MistryBusiness reporterCustomers with bank accounts in the UK will see a significant increase in the amount of money that is protected if their bank or building society collapses.The deposit…
A Chinese firm bought an insurer for CIA agents – part of Beijing’s trillion dollar spending spree
Getty ImagesSince 2018, the United States has been tightening its laws to prevent its rivals from buying into its sensitive sectors – blocking investments in everything from semiconductors to telecommunications.But…
Will Trump’s tariff rollback lower food prices?
Natalie Sherman,Business reporter and Danielle Kaye,Business reporterBloomberg via Getty ImagesWhen President Donald Trump last week removed tariffs on more than 200 products, it represented something of a political earthquake, and…