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One of the architects of the Post Office Horizon accounting system has admitted there were “discreet” bugs but it generally “worked well”, dismissing suggestions he had knowledge of widespread flaws. The public inquiry into the IT scandal also heard Gareth Jenkins, who was a lead engineer at Horizon supplier Fujitsu, …
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A new flight route from Essex to Bulgaria has launched in the county today (June 17) as the first passengers took off. Southend Airport launched the new chartered service from Balkan Holidays which travels from the city to Bourgas in Bulgaria. The location is home to the popular resort of …
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Royal Mail warns Czech takeover risks sparking debt crunch. There are concerns that Daniel Kretinsky's takeover will put IDS's balance sheet under … Source link
Read More »Royal Mail warns Czech takeover risks sparking debt crunch
Royal Mail has said its sale to the Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky risks triggering a financial squeeze, raising fresh fears about the potential threat to the postal service from his debt-fuelled takeover. Parent company International Distribution Services (IDS) has said that nearly £2.4bn of loans could be called in as …
Read More »Royal Mail ‘could not go on as it did’ says former boss backing takeover
Former Royal Mail boss Rico Back has thrown his weight behind Daniel Křetínský’s bid to take over the business, claiming the troubled postal giant “cannot go on like it did”. Mr Back, who was chief executive of Royal Mail from 2018 to 2020, told The Telegraph that the deal would …
Read More »How much did Gildan’s CEO battle cost its shareholders? Take our business quiz for the week of May 31
Welcome to The Globe and Mail’s business and investing news quiz. Join us each week to test your knowledge of the stories making the headlines. Our business reporters come up with the questions, and you can show us what you know. This week: Royal Bank of Canada posted second-quarter profit …
Read More »Hunt vows to ‘protect what people want from Royal Mail’ in £3.6bn takeover
Mr Kretinsky, who is already the largest shareholder in Royal Mail through his company EP Group, has pledged not to split the group’s lucrative parcels business, GLS, from its struggling letters business. Under terms set out in his offer, this undertaking would be valid for three years after the deal …
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