The Summit 2012
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| Initial release | New York |
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| Directors | Nick Ryan |
| Initial DVD release | Ireland |
| Cast | Pat Falvey |
| Niall Foley | |
| Christine Barnes | |
| Producers | Nick Ryan |
| Niall Foley | |
| Executive producers | Pat Falvey |
| John McDonnell | |
| John Battsek | |
| Darrell Kavanagh | |
| Alan Maher | |
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| Reviews | www.imdb.com |
| Theatrical country of origin release date | New York |
| Distributed by | IFC Films |
| Written by | Mark Monroe |
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| ID | 910991 |
About The Summit 2012
In August 2008, 22 international climbers converged on High Camp of K2, the last stop before the summit. Forty-eight hours later, 11 had been killed or simply vanished into thin air. At the heart of `The Summit' lies a mystery about one extraordinary man, Ger McDonnell, the first Irishman to summit K2.
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Sunak welcomes foreign firms' £29. 5bn 'vote of confidence'
... Some of the sums on the list of projects that are being announced at The Summit are ones that investors had previously announced, and which are now ready to attach a specific investment figure to...
Anger over ironing board abandoned on Ben Nevis
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Sunak welcomes foreign firms' £29. 5bn 'vote of confidence'
By Lucy HookerBusiness reporter, BBC News
The Prime Minister will host a group of leading business figures on Monday at Hampton Court to highlight foreign firms' plans to invest in the UK.
Rishi Sunak said £29. 5bn of new investment had been promised, which he described as a " huge vote of confidence" in the UK economy.
Last week's Autumn Statement included a raft of measures to encourage more business investment.
But it came against a backdrop of.
The Autumn Statement measures were largely designed to persuade domestic firms to invest more, an area in which the UK has been lagging behind its G7 peers.
However, the government said the UK's track record on attracting foreign investment remained strong.
Labour, on The Other hand, said the government's policies had been a " total failure" when it came to growth and business investment.
" The Past 13 years of Conservative government has been marked by a complete lack of stability, consistency and ambition which has turned potential investors away from Britain, " Jonathan Reynolds , shadow trade and business secretary, said.
On Monday the government will be rolling out the Red Carpet at Hampton Court Palace - where King Henry VIII famously stepped away from day-to-day business matters to enjoy feasting and Jousting - for what the government says will be an " historic" event, celebrating the UK's track record in innovation, " from the steam train to quantum computing".
It will be followed by a dinner with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace .
Some of those attending are themselves deemed global investment royalty. They include Stephen Schwarzman, The Chief executive of investment group Blackstone, David Solomon from Goldman Sachs and Jamie Dimon at JP Morgan Chase.
" Global CEOs are right to back Britain - We Are making this The Best place in The World to invest and do business, " Mr Sunak said.
Mr Sunak pointed to the UK's " culture of innovation and thriving universities" and highlighted " Clean Energy , life sciences and advanced technology" as key areas where He Said inward investment was already creating jobs and driving growth.
Among The Projects that will be confirmed on Monday are a £10bn investment from Australia's IFM Investors into infrastructure and energy projects and a commitment to build a new lab in Cambridge from BioNTech, The Firm which pioneered the mRNA Covid vaccine.
Some of the sums on The List of projects that are being announced at The Summit are ones that investors had previously announced, and which are now ready to attach a specific investment figure to. Others, such as IFM's investments, have already begun, and future investment sums are now being clarified. Other firms are adding new investments to existing portfolios.
Among The Projects being highlighted are a £7bn boost to the amount Spain's Iberdrola is investing in UK electricity transmission and distribution; a £5bn investment from Australia's Aware Super in a range of businesses including the energy transition and affordable housing; and a £2. 5bn from Microsoft in AI infrastructure.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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