SEPTEMBERASIA BUSINESS OUTLOOK9ENOUGH, a food technology company with partnerships with Unilever and Marks & Spencer, has raised 40 million euros ($43.5 million), attracting investment despite signs that the alternative meat and protein sector is slowing.ENOUGH, which ferments fungi to produce protein for plant-based chicken, mince, and dairy products, announced that the funding round was led by World Fund and CPT Capital, which was an early investor in Beyond Meat and has a stake in Upside Foods.Existing investors such as AXA IM Alts and the Olympic Investments company of the Onassis shipping family joined the fund-raising for ENOUGH, which is based in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands."ENOUGH has made great strides in the past few years to launch our new factory in the Netherlands and scale up to work with customers across the UK and Europe," said CEO Jim Laird, a former chief executive of plant-based meat producer Quorn. NEWSROOMFOODTECH STARTUP ENOUGH SECURES $43.5 MILLION IN CAPITALUnder its Free Trade Agreement with India, the United Kingdom may consider relaxing working visa rules for professionals. The UK is willing to relax some visa rules for Indian professionals, according to Indian officials who requested anonymity because the discussions are private.However, a British official indicated that any visa relaxations would be limited, as immigration is a politically sensitive topic in the UK.So far, the UK has refused any changes to its visa and immigration policies under the FTA with India.India has long sought greater access for its citizens, but the UK's Brexit vote in 2016 was fueled in part by calls for greater control over the number of people entering the country, and immigration remains a contentious issue ahead of the next general election.Last year, talks between India and the United Kingdom stalled over easier access to thousands of skilled workers, pushing the agreement past the October deadline.India's stance hardened in response to UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman's concerns about Indian migration. UK TO RELAX VISA REGULATIONS IN ITS FTA DISCUSSION WITH INDIA
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