Economy

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 September 2015

Economy

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

7 September 2015

Business Series

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 August 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 August 2015

Europe

Rouble trouble: Finns sharing the pain of Russia's currency crisis

The collapse of the rouble, caused in part by EU sanctions against Russia over its alleged support for Ukrainian rebels, has had an impact on parts

6 February 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 December 2014

Russia

Putin tries to reassure over rouble worries, but also slams the West

He attempted to reassure the Russian people about the state of their economy under his leadership. But a defiant President Vladimir Putin also took

18 December 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 December 2014

Europe

Hungarians fall victim to Swiss franc debt spiral

27 October 2011