Economy

Industry leaders eye cross-border trade boom as India’s fintech scale meets UK’s capital, innovation

What stands out from the India side is the unparalleled digital and identity stack and the aggregator framework and there are a lot of mechanisms of unparalleled scale.  With the India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) approaching the finish line, fintech leaders from both countries participating at Global Fintech Fest 2025 (GFF), on Thursday, felt that […]

Pharma cos get access to UK’s NHS procurement plan

This is a representative AI image (Pic credit: Lexica) NEW DELHI: The India-UK Comprehensive Economic & Trade Agreement (CETA) provides Indian pharma companies access to the procurement programme of the National Health Scheme and other govt agencies, which are estimated to be to the tune of $122 billion.NHS in England alone buys medicines of $25 […]

Reliance brings UK’s FaceGym to India with stake buy

MUMBAI: Reliance Retail Ventures announced on Thursday that it will buy a minority stake in UK-based FaceGym. This equity investment will bring FaceGym into India. It did not disclose financial details. FaceGym, a facial workout brand, was founded by former Financial Times journalist Inge Theron, with the first outlet opening in Selfridges, London, in 2014. […]

Economy

Cochin Shipyard cuts steel for second offshore wind vessel for UK’s North Star

The public sector Cochin Shipyard Limited has carried out the steel-cutting ceremony for the second hybrid Service Operation Vessel (SOV) for North Star Shipping (Aberdeen) Limited, UK. The ceremony was officiated by James Bradford, Chief Technology Officer at North Star Shipping. Bradford initiated the cutting of the first steel plate in the presence of Jose […]

Economy

HyFun Foods teams up with UK’s HarvestEye, to use AI to drive its potato biz

Gujarat-based HyFun Foods, one of India’s leading potato processors and a big player in the frozen potato products industry, has formed a strategic partnership with UK-based pioneering crop insights company HarvestEye to introduce its advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technology in India. This collaboration aims at helping farmers unlock the full potential of their harvested produce […]