Category: tape

  • Government cuts red tape to create 10,000 more apprenticeships

    The UK government has announced comprehensive reforms of the vocational training system, with the aim of creating up to 10,000 additional training opportunities each year by reducing bureaucracy and granting employers greater control over the training requirements. In a step designed to accelerate economic growth, companies now have more flexibility…

  • One-third of UK businesses urge government to cut Brexit red tape

    Nearly a third of UK businesses are urging the government to reduce regulation and red tape after Brexit to support British trade, according to a survey by Santander Bank. The survey reveals that although there is a growing sense of optimism among SMEs, many are calling for action to ease…

  • Red tape risks turning city into ‘graveyard’, warns Bank of England official

    Sam Woods, chief executive of the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority, warned that excessive regulation could turn the City of London into a “graveyard” by stifling innovation and risk-taking. Speaking at the city’s annual banquet at the Mansion House, Woods warned that although financial regulation is essential for stability,…

  • Ex-Google chief warns red tape is stifling UK growth

    Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google, has warned that excessive regulation and bureaucracy are holding back the UK’s economic growth and progress towards its net-zero targets. Speaking at an investment summit organized by Sir Keir Starmer, Schmidt suggested the UK government would benefit from appointing an “anti-regulation minister” to address…

  • Ex-Google chief warns red tape is stifling UK growth

    Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google, has warned that excessive regulation and bureaucracy are holding back the UK’s economic growth and progress towards its net-zero targets. Speaking at an investment summit organized by Sir Keir Starmer, Schmidt suggested the UK government would benefit from appointing an “anti-regulation minister” to address…

  • Relai’s Bitcoin Mission: Bringing Europeans the Orange Coin Despite the Red Tape

    Company Name: Follow up Founders: Julian Linniger and Adam Pelican Date of establishment: July 2020 Headquarter Location: Zurich, Switzerland Amount of Bitcoin in the vault: One third of the relay treasury Number of employees: 30 Website: https://relai.app/ Public or private? private Julian Linniger is looking to give more Europeans exposure…

  • Relai’s Bitcoin Mission: Bringing Europeans the Orange Coin Despite the Red Tape

    Company Name: Follow up Founders: Julian Linniger and Adam Pelican Date of establishment: July 2020 Headquarter Location: Zurich, Switzerland Amount of Bitcoin in the vault: One third of the relay treasury Number of employees: 30 Website: https://relai.app/ Public or private? private Julian Linniger is looking to give more Europeans exposure…

  • Tax Authority’s voluntary disclosure billions hit by red tape

    In May, Israel Tax Authority Director Shai Aharonovitch announced that “within a few days” a new voluntary disclosure program would be published. The program will allow Israelis who have hidden their wealth from the state, and have not paid taxes accordingly, to report their assets and pay taxes without fear…

  • Analysis-Red tape clogs China’s offshore IPO pipeline even as markets recover By Reuters

    Written by Ken Wu, Julie Zhu, Selina Li, and Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) – More than a year after China pledged to make overseas listings easier, companies are grappling with a regulatory impasse that is unlikely to ease soon, and eyeing the prospect of sharply lower valuations even as…