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Xi Jinping: the European Union must remain united

The Chinese President has told Britain he wants to see a united European Union. It was an unusual intervention for Xi Jinping, who normally is

Economy

Business activity grows in eurozone but low prices disappoint

Stronger business activity in France and Germany boosted figures for the eurozone in October – but there was no sign of healthy price increases

Business Planet

Enhancing access to finance with COSME

In the latest edition of Business Planet, we visit Frankfurt to find out how you can obtain financing as this is obviously the question being asked

World

Rocking the establishment: Thomas Piketty's challenge to orthodox economics

Rebel, radical,and even rock star – words not usually associated with economists, but they do seem to stick to Frenchman Thomas Piketty, who shot to

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Sweden

British-American economist Angus Deaton wins Nobel Economics Prize

British-American economist Angus Deaton has won the 2015 Nobel Prize for economics. “The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has today decided to award

Economy

Mining giant Glencore to cut zinc production

Mining giant Glencore says it intends to cut half a million tonnes of zinc production in its latest move to cope with the slump in commodities

Economy

Annual inflation in Turkey up to almost eight percent

Inflation in Turkey rose in September to an annual rate of almost eight percent, reinforcing concerns about the economic outlook. The consumer price

Economy

World Bank cuts growth forecast for East Asia and Pacific

The World Bank has cut its growth forecasts for this year and next in the developing East Asia and Pacific, due to the risk of a sharp slowdown in

Business Planet

SOLVIT: the go-to service when public authorities don't play by the rules

SOLVIT is a European problem-solving tool that can help entrepreneurs and citizens assert their rights in problem situations arising from incorrect

Economy

Sweden 'increasingly experimenting' with six-hour workdays

An increasing number of businesses in Sweden are said to be experimenting with six-hour working days. Reports say that Toyota service centres in

World

Portugal's voters: expecting little, wanting more

The polling forecast for Portugal’s October 4th elections is that the centre-right coalition now in power or the socialists will win. In the streets

Economy

Markets rally at end of worst quarter since 2011

A rocky third quarter is coming to an end with stocks registering gains, bringing relief after the most difficult period for four years. Markets were

Economy

Expensive running shoes 'rated worse' than cheap ones, survey finds

Expensive running shoes are rated worse than cheap ones, according to a international survey. RunRepeat.com looked at over 130,000 reviews of nearly

Business Series

Glencore shares rally but fears remain for mining giant

Shares in the mining firm Glencore recovered slightly on Tuesday, but remained well down after losing around a third of their value the previous day

Economy

Hungary: Refugee controls hit cross-border trade

Border restrictions due to the refugee crisis are having a damaging impact on European companies who rely on international trade. Near Hungary’s

Economy

Chinese industry suffers worst drop in profits for four years

Profits earned by Chinese industrial companies fell in August at the sharpest rate in four years. Official figures show a drop of 8.8 percent

Business Series

Volkswagen faces uphill battle to repair tarnished image

How far will the fallout from the VW emissions tests scandal stretch? Until this week the words ‘German engineering’ carried connotations of

Economy

Syriza prepares for post-election 'big battle' over Greek debt relief

Reviving Greek banks and the country’s crippled economy will be the government’s priorities – along with demanding debt relief from creditors – so

Economy

Zurich tops world's most expensive cities

Zurich tops a new list of the world’s most expensive cities. According to a report by Swiss bank UBS, monthly living costs for a family of three go

Economy

Bitcoin becomes official US commodity

Bitcoin is to be classed as a commodity in the United States along with gold and oil, according to Commodity Futures Trading Commission. It decision