4 December 2025

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UK news headlines

OBR: higher taxes could hit growth ‘by more than expected’

CBI: private sector accelerates job cuts after budget

Consultancies freeze entry-level pay

Accenture dubs 800,000 staff ‘reinventors’ amid AI shift

KPMG veteran Brendan Nelson to chair HSBC

BDO cuts partners’ pay by £92,000

How to get your Gen Z staff to actually like you

Young accountants could pull pints to learn people skills

International news headlines

Swiss voters reject new tax on super-rich

Shareholders refuse South African directors’ Olympics expenses claim

S Korean e-commerce platform exposes 34 million customers' data

US SEC pushes new crypto rule despite Wall Street warnings

Nigeria tightens cash withdrawal limits to curb money-laundering risk

Pakistan seeks IMF go-ahead for Rs975bn tax relief package

Africa nears record US$1trn state-owned assets under management

Worker usage of AI tools remains low in Ireland

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