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Greenpark has strengthened APAC leadership around AI discovery growth. Caloy Sambrano joins from Ogilvy Philippines to lead regional clients and new business.
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Publicis has lifted guidance as AI marketing demand remains resilient. The group’s first-half results show how data, connected media, and automation are reshaping agency economics in Europe and beyond.
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Central bank decisions will test market confidence this week sharply. Rate signals, oil prices, bank earnings, and retail pricing data will shape second-half planning assumptions.
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World Cup trading gave pubs a rare summer sales lift. The uplift helped hospitality operators, though wider pressure from costs and uneven demand remains.
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EU-backed finance will now target Benin’s agricultural supply-chain capacity directly. The €100m facility will support cotton, textiles, soya, and cashew value chains, with a focus on processing, resilience, and women-led enterprises.
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Bank-account access is becoming a sharper operational risk issue. Reform UK’s reported account freeze highlights the tension between compliance checks and service continuity.
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Mintra’s new courses frame AI compliance as workforce capability today. The launch comes as EU AI Act obligations push governance, training, and human oversight into everyday operational practice.
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Cooling homes is becoming a workplace and infrastructure question. A Liberal Democrat proposal would require new UK homes to include air conditioning or equivalent systems.
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The V&A dispute blends pay, breaks, and heat concerns. Prospect members are voting on industrial action after rejecting a pay offer and raising workplace-condition issues.
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The ECB’s inflation judgement now rests heavily on energy persistence. Philip Lane says the current shock remains medium-sized, but policymakers are watching whether energy costs feed into wider wages, prices, and expectations.
