Skip to main content
Business and industry

News and communications

Skip to results

29,890 results

Skip to results
29,890 results sorted by Updated (newest)
  • British Foreign Secretary visits Ethiopia

    “The UK’s relationship with Ethiopia is strong, and based on numerous shared interests and values” said Foreign Secretary William Hague ahead of his visit.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Closer ties between UK and New Zealand on science and innovation

    Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne and Science and Innovation Minister Dr Mapp have given support for a New Zealand-United Kingdom Science and Innovation Working Group to be set up.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • MOD searches for innovation to give the edge in cyberspace

    Ministry of Defence scientists at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) are inviting research proposals for innovations that will provide an improved understanding of cyberspace.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Round up from PM's Brazil trade visit

    Prime Minister David Cameron was in Brazil along with other members of the UK Government and a trade delegation of 50 businessmen and women. Round up below.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £1 million export finance boost for UK SMEs

    UKEF backs £1 million to help UK firms in overseas trade.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • NDA announces awards for supply chain

    Supply chain business being invited to apply for new supply chain awards

    • Updated:
  • Yemeni President Hadi visits UK ahead of Friends of Yemen meeting in New York

    The Prime Minister today welcomed President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi of the Republic of Yemen to Downing Street to discuss ongoing reform in Yemen and joint efforts to defeat terrorism.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New business bank to boost lending

    Business Secretary Vince Cable announces first steps in a government funded bank to help small and medium sized businesses.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New business bank to support up to £10 billion of business lending

    It will aim to attract private sector funding so that when fully operational, it could support up to £10 billion of new and additional business…

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • PM meets President Hadi of Yemen

    The two leaders agreed that the UK and Yemen would continue to work closely together to tackle the threat of terrorism in Yemen.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • A better energy deal

    Energy and Climate Change Secretary Edward Davey today set out measures to help ensure that energy consumers are treated fairly and make it …

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Minister in 'Buy British' call

    Local Government Minister Don Foster today encouraged the public to ‘Buy British’ and recognise the importance of home-grown produce.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Cold Comfort Conference keynote address

    An overview of transport winter preparations throughout the UK.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Meet the Foreign Secretary

    The Foreign Secretary has selected five of his twitter followers to meet him for a discussion about foreign policy at the Foreign Office.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Minister for Europe visits Yerevan

    Minister for Europe David Lidington met the President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Edward Nalbandian.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • This week at the Foreign Office

    A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Minister for the Middle East condemns the killing of an Israeli soldier at the Israel-Egypt border

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt responds to news that an IDF soldier had been killed earlier today at the Israeli-Egyptian border in an attack by militants.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Troika statement on Sudan and South Sudan Summit

    Ahead of a Summit in Addis Ababa between the Presidents of Sudan and South Sudan, Foreign Secretary William Hague, Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged them to reach a r…

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • HMS Sutherland's top gunners fend off French top guns

    HMS Sutherland came under attack from supersonic French fighters based in Djibouti as the frigate swapped counter-piracy duties for a brief return to traditional war-fighting training.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government widens fight against excessive red tape

    As part of Government’s Red Tape Challenge, from today (21 September) businesses and the public are invited to go online and identify ways that…

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government