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How new leadership will shape the writers festival in a 'pressured world'

A new era begins for one of Newcastle's premier cultural events.

Newcastle Herald

The business secretary is overselling UK state investment activism

Peter Kyle exaggerates role of British Business Bank and National Wealth Fund in nurturing firms

The Guardian - UK

World awaits Trump’s next move as Russia ceasefire deadline approaches

US president has been unusually reticent about plans to punish Russia if it does not agree to end Ukraine war

The Guardian - UK

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Reeves warned ‘it’s crunch time’ as chancellor relaunches her economic growth agenda

Rachel Reeves will attempt to win back her credibility with business in a major speech today

The Independent UK

Reeves to instruct national wealth fund to work with mayors to boost growth

Chancellor says new scheme aims to bridge gap between Whitehall and local leaders to avoid previous top-down approach

The Guardian - UK

£20 million boost towards £1.4 billion Hunterston port development announced

A SUBSEA cable manufacturer has announced it will receive a £20 million investment for its new development in Ayrshire ...

The National (Scotland)

Rachel Reeves signals National Insurance hike in Budget as Chancellor vows tax system to 'support wealth creation'

Rachel Reeves promises to create a tax system that supports wealth creation and investment but warns decisions ahead will ‘not always be easy’

Evening Standard

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Labour’s first job shouldn’t be to spend, but to fix the state’s financial plumbing

The UK urgently needs investment. But no one seems to know whether the institutions that deliver it are working as they should

The Guardian - UK

Labour urged to place trade union members on wealth fund board

Exclusive: Campaigners claim move would offset City influence over infrastructure taskforce and better share benefits

The Guardian - UK

Can the Government expect a return on investment on its new National Wealth Fund?

City Voices: Government has its work cut out to make wealth fund a success

Evening Standard

What is the national wealth fund and what will it invest in?

A key pledge in the Labour manifesto, the fund was launched by the new chancellor, Rachel Reeves

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves launches £7.3bn national wealth fund

Chancellor says government aims to attract billions of pounds of private cash for big infrastructure projects

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves’ slowly-slowly growth strategy won’t provide the billions public services need now

Business will welcome Labour’s message of stability, but it may be too little, too late for our ailing health and education systems, says Josh Ryan-Collins, an associate professor at UCL

The Guardian - UK

Writers fest hits 10 years of quality

'To have them all at the one festival is pretty amazing'

Newcastle Herald

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Russia rainy day fund shrinks by $38 billion as government plugs deficit

Russia's National Wealth Fund shrank to $148.4 billion as of Jan. 1, down $38.1 billion in a month, as the government took out cash to plug its budget deficit, data showed on Wednesday.

Newcastle Herald

Kevin Rudd coming to Newcastle to discuss The Avoidable War and everything else

The Newcastle Writers Festival is bringing former prime minister Kevin Rudd to Newcastle on November 22. Rudd will be promoting his book, The Avoidable War, subtitled The Dangers of a Catastrophic Conflict between the US and Xi Jinping's China, on November 22 in a NWF event hosted by the Matt…

Birmingham Post

Chinese acquisition of UK's leader microchip plant being reviewed on national security grounds

The UK Government has confirmed an assessment of the deal by Chinese-owned firm Nexperia to acquire Newport Wafer Fab

Birmingham Post

UK Government has small window to call in Chinese takeover of chip maker Newport Wafer Fab

The UK Government said Nexperia's takeover of the South Wales chip maker is still being considered

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Wales Online

Why one of Wales' leading tech firms needs to come out of Chinese ownership

The UK Government needs to use legislation to intervene on the acquisition of Newport Wafer Fab by Nexperia

Birmingham Post

Why Boris Johnson needs to intervene on Chinese ownership of Newport Wafer Fab

The Newport-based chip maker can become a key player in the role of fast-charging electric vehicle charging points

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