Iran Iran considers currency change The Rhouhani government approved on Wednesday a call by central bank to replace the rial with the more colloquially and historically known toman 08/12/2016
Business Poorer Egyptians pay the price for the country's foreign currency crisis Egypt's foreign currency crisis is causing big problems as much of its food and energy is imported and ordinary people are suffering amid rising prices. 25/02/2016
Russia Russian ruble scrapes new low, no happier for 2016 The Russian ruble on the last currency trading day of the year has hit a new 2015 low against the US dollar, at one point falling to 73.20 to the 30/12/2015
Russia Russia enforces stricter currency exchange rules Russia has put into force measures to keep a closer eye on exchanges from rubles to foreign currency. The Russian Central Bank has decreed that 28/12/2015
Business Russia holds interest rates after rouble's tumble Russia’s Central Bank has left interest rates unchanged amid turmoil surrounding the rouble’s decline, falling oil prices and rising inflation. After 11/09/2015
Business China's foreign reserves suffer biggest monthly fall on record China’s foreign currency reserves suffered their largest monthly fall on record in August. It’s the result of heavy intervention by the central bank 07/09/2015
Business Global markets hit turbulence amid mounting fears of China slowdown In this edition of Business Middle East, we analyse the turbulence engulfing global markets. Signs of an economic slowdown in China are stacking up 25/08/2015
Turkey Turkey faces snap election as PM Davutoglu abandons coalition effort Turkey's political future hangs in the balance as Prime Minister Davutoglu hands back the mandate to form a government to President Erdogan. 18/08/2015
Russia Russian economy set to shrink almost 5 percent next year Russia’s economy is likely to shrink by as much as five percent in 2015, due to Western sanctions, the collapse of the rouble and the price of oil 30/12/2014
Business Putin upbeat on Russian economy but doesn't say how or when it will recover Russia’s economic problems drew a slew of questions at President Vladimir Putin’s end-of-year news conference. Blaming external factors for the 18/12/2014
Unreported Europe Hungarians fall victim to Swiss franc debt spiral A huge number of middle class Hungarians are sinking in debt repayments, after taking out private loans in Swiss francs. While the government is 27/10/2011
