New figures published today in a report by the Intellectual Property Office show that UK business is building success through ‘knowledge’ and ‘creative assets.’

The government of Norway will mandate the country's sovereign wealth fund, the largest in the world, to invest in renewable energy.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Italian multi-utility A2A have signed a 15-year €115 million loan agreement to finance integrated waste management and hydropower investments.

One of the UK’s leading civil engineering associations has called for long-term funding for infrastructure following this morning’s announcement that the Government is to provide additional money to fix weather-damaged roads.

The European Investment Bank (EIB), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and the European Union, through the Neighbourhood Investment Facility, are joining forces to support the modernisation of water and waste water infrastructure in Moldova’s capital, Chisinau.

A report in yesterday’s Sunday Times newspaper says that six of the UK’s largest water companies have taken £11 billion in dividends during the past decade and paid only £1.7 billion in corporation tax. Average customers’ bills have increased by 55% over the period.