Multinationals are leaving Nigeria. Singaporean group Tolaram is sensing an opportunity. By Madeleine Speed, Mercedes Ruehl + me, via Financial Times: ft.com/content/84a7ba…

A traditionally Conservative-voting group, farmers around England are thinking twice before they cast their vote at the general election next week, as polls predict steep losses in some rural Tory strongholds. ft.com/content/fefc33… via Financial Times

How English wine came of age on.ft.com/3XJWDSm

Food from outside EU enters Britain unchecked, customs agents warn — Madeleine Speed @ft scoop on UK’s new post-Brexit border park at Sevington being an operational mess. on.ft.com/3zv4p8J

NEW: Unilever plans to cut a third of all office jobs in Europe as part of the company’s turnaround plans. On a company wide call, one exec told staff not to waste time on “anxious thoughts”, and instead focus on serving customers on.ft.com/469dfoU

Banned from Summer Olympics that were once a national obsession, Russia has prepared its response: a wave of disinformation, cyber attack threats and the staging of its own “fake Games” ft.com/content/6ab6ef…

Boycotts of western food & drinks brands in Muslim countries are hitting multinationals and their franchise operators, exacerbating the impact of a global consumer slowdown. on.ft.com/4d8CRF3 led by Madeleine Speed w/ contributions from across the Financial Times foreign corro network

“We had a full advertising blackout for five months,” said a person familiar with the US-based Coca-Cola company’s decisions in Pakistan. w/ Madeleine Speed Adam Samson Heba Saleh @chloencornish Ahmed Al Omran Anantha on.ft.com/3A7QKoq

Western groups are keen to play down the impact of boycotts over Israel-Gaza. But the finances of their local operators reveal the extent of the damage. Great to work with Humza Jilani, Heba Saleh, Chloe Cornish, Adam Samson, Anantha and Ahmed Al Omran ft.com/content/a2ee34…

Moscow has rejected a deal through which Turkish brewer Anadolu Efes was set to acquire AB InBev’s stake in a $1.3bn Russian joint venture. on.ft.com/4dDMifz w/ Madeleine Speed

Great @ft Madeleine Speed piece on chaos of new Brexit border for UK plants industry. And how they’re going in-house to try and fix it.

NEW: Classic Brexit. I first wrote about 'Safey & Security Declarations', and the burden they would be on business in *March 2020*...and still unresolved in *October 2024* as govt delays them again - via @ft Madeleine Speed & me ...and the crazy part is...1/ ft.com/content/3819a7…

An insightful feature in Financial Times by Madeleine Speed with NFU President Tom Bradshaw (@proagriltd), highlighting some of the key food production challenges farmers across the country are facing & how the October Budget can restore farmer confidence. Read here 👉 ow.ly/z4r950TKvXK

“Only those favoured by the authorities can get approval for these assets. Nobody gets them by chance.” Western companies leaving Russia can’t sell assets to sanctioned Kremlin cronies. So previously obscure types like Alexei Sagal are making a killing. on.ft.com/48a0aMM

Watch out for toxic make up 👀 says European Chemicals Agency - ECHA 🇪🇺 Story w/ Madeleine Speed on.ft.com/4fpX2z2

UN plastics treaty talks fail after oil producers block production limits w/Madeleine Speed ft.com/content/737b60…

Another reset problem as Brussels warns UK its plan to adopt gene editing technology would stymie a veterinary deal that UK wants to boost exports. With Peter Foster Madeleine Speed on.ft.com/408Yobb via @financialtimes

EXC UK gov plans for a vet deal with the EU clash with plans to open UK further to gene editing....the debate over the trade-offs of EU alignment begin. Me for @ft with Andrew Bounds Madeleine Speed ft.com/content/90f7bf…