LONDON: The latest exchange rates for GBP against major currencies such as USD, EUR, JPY, AUD and more. Stay up-to-date on the latest fluctuations and trends in the GBP-exchange market. According to www.exchangerates.org.uk: GBP-EUR 1.1514 Pounds to Euros GBP-USD 1.2419 Pounds to Dollars GBP-NZD 1.9863 Pounds to New Zealand Dollars GBP-AUD 1.8686 Pounds to Australian…
Cracking the Cookieless Code: 5 Essential Steps for Online Success
Introduction In the ever-evolving landscape of online marketing, cookies have long played a vital role in helping marketers track user behavior and deliver targeted advertising. For decades, these small text files have served as the backbone of digital marketing strategies, enabling advertisers to understand their audiences and tailor their messages accordingly. However, the winds of…
Toyota, Daihatsu, and Suzuki unveil micro-sized electric van for Japan
Toyota Motor Corp, Daihatsu Motor Co, and Suzuki Motor Corp unveiled a micro-sized electric van on Thursday, targeting Japan’s delivery industry. The van, which will be available in Toyota, Daihatsu, and Suzuki-branded versions, will have a range of about 200 kilometers (124 miles) on a single charge and is slated to be released by the…
Montana to ban TikTok from personal devices over China fears
Montana has become the first US state to pass a law that will ban the popular video-sharing app TikTok from personal devices of state employees and contractors. The law, signed by Governor Greg Gianforte on Wednesday, will take effect on 1 January. It aims to protect Montanans from “Chinese Communist Party surveillance” and potential data…
BT Group will axe 55,000 jobs by 2030
BT Group, Britain’s biggest broadband and mobile provider, has announced plans to axe 55,000 jobs by the end of the decade in order to become a leaner business. The announcement came after it met market expectations with a 5 per cent rise in full-year adjusted core earnings of £7.9billion, after growth in networks and consumer…
WasteCo Group to buy Southland and Central Otago waste businesses for $7.35 million
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND: WasteCo Group Limited (NZX: WCO), the New Zealand-based waste management company, has announced that it has agreed to buy the assets and business of three waste businesses in Southland and Central Otago for $7.35 million. The businesses are Cleanways (2003) Limited and Enviro South (2015) Limited, which are based in Invercargill and…
Exchange rates for GBP against major currencies on May 18, 2023
LONDON: The latest exchange rates for GBP against major currencies such as USD, EUR, JPY, AUD and more. Stay up-to-date on the latest fluctuations and trends in the GBP-exchange market. According to www.exchangerates.org.uk: GBP-EUR 1.1517 Pounds to Euros GBP-USD 1.2465 Pounds to Dollars GBP-NZD 1.9914 Pounds to New Zealand Dollars GBP-AUD 1.8766 Pounds to Australian…
Chill Brands to launch nicotine-free vapour products in the UK with The Vaping Group
Chill Brands Group, the international consumer packaged goods company, has announced a new contract with The Vaping Group, a leading sales, distribution and marketing agent for the vaping industry, to launch its range of nicotine-free vapour products in the UK market. The Vaping Group has a presence in hundreds of UK vapour stores and access…
Breedon Group acquires three businesses in Northern Ireland and Great Britain
LONDON, UK: Breedon Group plc, a leading vertically-integrated construction materials group in Great Britain and Ireland, announced the completion of three recent bolt-on transactions with a combined enterprise value of up to c.£19 million. In Northern Ireland, the acquisition of Robinson Quarry Masters Limited, a family-run quarrying and concrete block business in County Antrim, has…
FD Technologies partners with AWS to launch cloud-native service for financial analytics
LONDON, UK: FD Technologies, a leading provider of data analytics and streaming solutions, has announced a new partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS), the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform, to launch kdb Insights as a fully managed cloud-native service on Amazon FinSpace, AWS’s data management and analytics service for the financial services…
MyHealthChecked launches 20 new at-home tests with Boots UK
LONDON, UK: MyHealthChecked PLC, the consumer home-testing healthcare company, has announced a new agreement with Boots UK Limited, the leading health and beauty retailer and pharmacy group, to launch 20 new at-home self-testing products via boots.com and across Boots stores in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The new products include 14 different test panels that…
Petrofac led JV selected for $1.5 billion EPC project in Algeria
LONDON, UK: Petrofac, leading a joint venture with petrochemical industry specialist, China Huanqiu Contracting & Engineering Corporation (HQC), has received notification of a conditional award by STEP Polymers SPA (100% Sonatrach subsidiary) to execute a significant petrochemical project in Algeria. The total contract value is approximately US$1.5 billion, with Petrofac’s share valued at over US$1…