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Oil exports from the Middle East have dwindled since the U.S. and Israel launched their war against Iran in February. Leo Correa / AP file Sept. 9, 2026, 4:43 AM EDT / Updated Sept. 9, 2026, 3:12 PM EDT

For some bosses, it’s less about having the perfect CV and more about the way you think, the questions you ask and whether you’re prepared to take a chance.

Engineering firm Goodwin has sold parts of its business, which supplies components for submarines and naval vessels, for £1.1bn.

Chris Rokos was ranked third in the Sunday Times’s list of top taxpayers in the UK. Photograph: Nick Saffell/University of Cambridge/PAChris Rokos was ranked third in the Sunday Times’s list of top taxpayers in the UK. Photograph: Nick Saffell/University of Cambridge/PA

News that Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) was to cut 4,000 jobs was a cause for uncertainty and stress for company workers and those in the wider supply chain, experts have said.

Hundreds of Burundians in Kenya are scrambling to process travel documents to leave the country ahead of the crackdown on unlicensed small businesses run by migrants.

KARACHI: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has approved key measures, including boosting digital access to information on companies and reducing regulatory hurdles, to improve the country’s Business Ready ranking, it said on Monday.

Israeli Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Albania Galit Peleg, left, Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli, centre, and Milorad Dodik attend the inauguration of the Israel Chamber of Commerce representative office in Banja Luka, Republika Srpska [X/@MiloradDodik] Published On 6 Sep 2026

Germany’s Isar Aerospace has launched a rocket into orbit from Norway as Europe aims to boost its ability to independently send satellites into space.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has earmarked the entire Rs24 billion ($86.5 million) currently held by its Export Development Fund for investments aimed at supporting businesses, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s office said on Saturday, as the government seeks to channel the revamped fund toward boosting exports.