Ace Finance Desk – WASHINGTON, September 17, 2026 —The World Bank Group mobilized more private capital in fiscal year 2026 than in any year in its history and issued a record volume of guarantees, delivering on a goal shareholders and clients have pressed for years: putting more private capital to work alongside its own financing and […]
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Ace Business Desk – In short: Tasmania’s environmental watchdog is concerned Firmus plans on using 276 diesel generators far more often than it first disclosed. The EPA has now applied to join as a party to a TASCAT appeal, where Firmus is seeking to have conditions around its generator use removed: By Emily Smith Published: […]
Ace Finance Desk – A booklet published by the UK’s opposition Conservative party includes a “cost of net-zero” that appears to have been doubled by a spreadsheet error according to Carbon Brief The “common sense” policy document argues that “what people ultimately want is a government competent enough to solve the problems for which it […]
Ace Breaking News – Britain spends £1.5bn switching wind off and gas on Good afternoon. Britain has already spent more this year switching wind farms off and gas plants on than it did throughout last year. The bill: £1.51bn. Energy suppliers, meanwhile, warn of the worst winter crisis since 2022. Labour’s promise of cheaper energy looks […]
Ace Business Desk says PeopleB4Profit Living Wage Week: Living Wage Week is the annual celebration of the Living Wage movement. In 2026, it will take place from the 9-15 November The seventh edition of Fashion Checker, a living wage monitoring project from Clean Clothes Campaign, was released. The 2026 release updates the brand living wage and transparency scores, […]
Ace Business Desk – The latest National Minimum Wage “naming and shaming” list has been released with over 500 companies have been named for failing to pay the minimum wage, resulting in nearly £16 million owed to over 172,000 workers. Common reasons for these violations include unintentional errors, such as incorrect deductions from wages and […]
Ace Breaking News – Competition watchdog clears takeover despite concerns that suppliers will have less incentive to lower bills according to The Guardian Business News by Jillian Ambrose E.ON Next deal to buy Ovo Energy leaves UK with just ‘big three’ energy suppliers Almost three-quarters of households in Great Britain are now served by just […]
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