DUBAI / WAM Silver Line Gate Group (SLG) is constructing a new manufacturing, warehouse and corporate offices facility, spanning 1.37 million square feet at Dubai Industrial City, a member of Tecom group. The AED200 million manufacturing facility is set to open in Dubai Industrial City in 2025 to bolster the UAE’s commitment to building a self-reliant food security programme. SLG …

BLOOMBERG Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is committing more than £360 million to cutting-edge technologies under plans to make Britain a science “superpower” by the end of the decade, as he starts to sketch out his vision in the build-up to next week’s budget. Under a 10-point Science and Technology Framework, a “coordinated cross-government approach” will drive innovation in “trailblasing” technologies …

BLOOMBERG Starbucks Corp is investing £30 million ($36.1 million) to open and renovate coffee shops in the UK, pushing on with expansion in a market where profit has dropped due to soaring costs of coffee beans and labour. Starbucks aims to add 100 stores in the UK in the next year, the US coffee chain said as it reported results …