EasyJet expects to make a pretax loss of more than £1bn this year but said its recovery was under way, with a 400% surge in demand for winter sun breaks after the UK government relaxed travel restrictions.more
September brought a record number of verdicts in franc cases. There are more and more cases and judgments, there are concerns about the efficiency of appellate court - the Polish daily "Rzeczpospolita" reports.more
Ireland's Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has presented his much leaked budget for 2022 to the Dáil (parliament). Mr Donohoe told the house that the Republic is now entering a "new phase" after the Covid-19 pandemic.more
The Irish government will support a deal to set a global minimum corporation tax rate for large firms. It means the country increasing its 12.5% rate to 15% for firms with a turnover of more than €750m (£636m).more
This month, another Polish bank will offer loan currency conversion to franchisees. Others are not very fond of it - the Polish daily "Puls Biznesu" reports today.more
Barcelona could have been “dissolved” back in April if it was a public limited company (PLC) after the club had accumulated over €1 billion in debt.more
Millennium has already concluded over 4 000 agreements with frankers. According to the bank, the interest in this type of agreements among customers is high - reports "Rzeczpospolita".more
Early Christmas shoppers have been warned against getting caught out by unexpected post-Brexit charges when buying gifts from the EU. Changes introduced on January 1 mean some UK consumers buying presents for family and friends from EU businesses may need to pay customs charges when their goods are delivered.more
Wagamama owner The Restaurant Group (TRG) hailed “good progress” over the past half-year as it said very strong trading since reopening venues has seen it upgrade its earnings targets.
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Higher national insurance payments will leave low-paid frontline workers potentially more than £1,000 a year worse off, while also depriving firms of the cash needed to invest, according to the latest analyses.more
Fewer small and medium-sized enterprises complaining of lower turnover than before the pandemic; the biggest change for the better was recorded by service and trade companies - according to a study for the BIG InfoMonitor Debtors Register.more
Parents submit applications for the so-called 300 plus for a school starter kit from the beginning of July. Are you sure everyone will benefit from the program? There are doubts, writes "Gazeta Wyborcza" today.more
Female directors at the UK’s biggest companies are still being paid a fraction of the amount their male counterparts receive, new research shows, underlining the pay gap that still exists between men and women in Britain’s boardrooms.more