PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - April 24
April 24 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Headlines
- UK to announce final go-ahead for flagship carbon capture project
- Davos founder accused of manipulating World Economic Forum research
- Bailey says BoE must 'take seriously' risk to growth from Trump tariffs
- London Metal Exchange plans to introduce green metals premium
Overview
- UK government and Italian energy company Eni ENI.MI will announce on Thursday the final go-ahead for a 38-mile pipeline to gather carbon dioxide from industrial plants around Liverpool and Manchester and bury it offshore.
- World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab allegedly manipulated the organisation's research to curry favour with governments.
- Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has said the BoE needed to "take seriously" the risks to growth from Donald Trump's tariff policies, signalling that the central bank was likely to cut interest rates at its next meeting in response to uncertainty over global trade.
- London Metal Exchange is drawing up plans for a so-called "green premium" on metals that are mined sustainably, following industry pressure to distinguish them from "dirty" supplies with a larger environmental impact.
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