Chinese factories launch charm offensive for buyers after Covid isolation
Local governments send delegations to global trade fairs to woo back customers and fight decoupling
Fantasy home: a kitchenless house in an entire city inspired by a century-old utopian dream
Off-site communal cooking would be less wasteful, share the domestic burden equitably and be more sociable
UK cities set to host fintech hubs to help drive innovation
Government-backed plans will be co-ordinated by new Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology
FirstFT: EU and UK strike Brexit deal
Also in today’s newsletter, EY China staff encouraged to wear Communist party badges and Abu Dhabi state funds agree 1MDB settlement
Correction: Barclays Bank
Barclays Bank exited Russia in 2016 and does not still have a presence in the country as incorrectly stated in an article on February 27.
Correction: Manchester United
Manchester United football club listed on the NYSE in 2012, not 2007 as incorrectly stated in an article on February 27.
Interest rates set to stay higher for longer
Also in this edition: Northern Ireland trade deal, Hong Kong vs Singapore, employers and Long Covid
Sports valuation bubble: pending US bankruptcy is warning to moguls
Diamond Sports’s problems come as trophy franchises go up for sale around the world
Macron embarks on African tour as France seeks to redefine its role
New chapter that follows end of its decade-long anti-terror operation complicated by competition from Russia and China
UK scientists hail prospect of Horizon re-entry after Brexit deal
Researchers welcome EU Commission president’s pledge to begin work on accession accord