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UK's renationalised trains to get Union Flag makeover
UK's renationalised trains to get Union Flag makeover
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Britain's railways will feature trains painted in the red, white and blue of the nation's Union Flag as underperforming train operators return to state ownership, the UK government announced Tuesday. Owing to poor service, some train operators already entered state ownership under the previous Conservative government.

BMW names new boss to steer car giant in tough times
BMW names new boss to steer car giant in tough times
Business and Economy
by  AFP

BMW said Tuesday its head of production Milan Nedeljkovic will take over as chief executive as the German auto giant contends with challenges ranging from the electric shift to Chinese competition. Nedeljkovic currently oversees the group's factories worldwide, which produce both electric and combustion engine models on the same production lines.

Euroclear details 'concerns' over EU's frozen Russian asset plan
Euroclear details 'concerns' over EU's frozen Russian asset plan
Business and Economy
by  AFP

EU reassurances over its plan to use frozen Russian assets to help fund Ukraine have failed to quell worries about the untested scheme, the organisation holding most of the funds told AFP. "We've made very, very clear that we still have concerns," Guillaume Eliet, chief risk officer at Brussels-based clearing house Euroclear, told AFP in an interview.