Category: centre

London Is Top Global Finance Center but Lags in Key Areas, Says Study

LONDON—London remains the top global financial center, according to a study from its own financial district, but is outgunned by New York and Singapore in access to talent, while Paris is adding competition from the European Union. The study from the City of London Corporation selected seven centers that feature in other research on financial…


Banks Expect London to Remain a Top Financial Centre, Says Survey

LONDON—London will remain a leading global financial centre despite uncertainty over regulation due to Brexit, Lloyds Bank’s annual sentiment survey of financial firms showed on Monday. Britain fully left the European Union, its biggest single export customer, in December last year, with thousands of jobs and billions of euros in daily trading moving from London…


Asda Setting Up First UK In-Store Vaccination Centre

An Asda store in Birmingham will become the first in-store supermarket vaccination centre in the UK as part of the government’s vaccine rollout. Making vaccinations available in pharmacies is part of the government’s vaccination plan, alongside GP surgeries, hospitals, and large-scale centres. Asda on Wednesday said it will convert the clothing section of the store…