Women still battle for start-up finance

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/d8781394-95a8-4411-9f19-69ddbb7e3200

UK ministers trying to fund the government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda are looking to relax rules shielding tens of millions of retirement savers from high charges, Latin American tech start-ups are attracting more investment than south-east Asia. Plus, the FT’s business columnist, Helen Thomas, explains why women entrepreneurs are locked out of venture capital circles that are dominated by men.  

Pension savers face risk of higher fees as Sunak seeks billions for ‘levelling up’ https://www.ft.com/content/a8cad0f1-fd85-40ed-aa19-e71728f10825

How Latin America became tech’s next big frontier - with Michael Stott  https://www.ft.com/content/5440b1cf-3523-4a4d-96bc-07a2c2132069

Start-up finance is a closed shop for women - with Helen Thomas  https://www.ft.com/content/60caa57e-d40d-4d6f-974a-1d14a3798d27

China/inflation: soy sauce price rise serves up global warning https://www.ft.com/content/9f8f6fea-467e-4bd8-aad2-77baf831dbdd

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