Venezuela 17/07/2017 Woman shot dead in voting queue in Venezuela A 61-year-old woman has become the latest casualty of the political turmoil in Venezuela. Xiomara Soledad Escot, 61, was killed when several men on
corporate 22/05/2017 RBS tries to settle embarrassing court case A compensation court case against Royal Bank of Scotland has been postponed after the lender made a last-minute settlement offer to investors.
Greece 19/05/2017 New Greek austerity measures passed, but public doubts remain In Greece, lawmakers have voted for another round of austerity and cuts, which they hope will encourage Eurozone leaders to release a further bailout funds But the decision is an unpopular…
Venezuela 18/05/2017 Embattled Venezuelan government send troops to combat protester violence Thousands of soldiers have been sent to Tachira on the country's Colombian border to combat anti-government protests.
View 10/05/2017 What are Venezuelans fighting for with their lives? An opinion article explaining the background to the current situation in Venezuela with figures.
Brazil 09/05/2017 Indigenous Warao flee Venezuela in search of new life in Brazil Thousands of indigenous Warao people, mostly hailing from the Orinoco Delta in eastern Venezuela, have fled to Brazil to seek a new life.
Greece 02/05/2017 Greece reaches bailout reform deal with creditors An agreement has been announced, paving the way for emergency funds for Athens in return for more painful reforms.
Venezuela 19/04/2017 Venezuela in fevered political chaos and economic crisis Venezuela locked in political chaos and spiralling decline
France 31/03/2017 Minister's apologies ease tension in French Guiana More constructive negotiations are now underway after nearly two weeks of social unrest in the French overseas territory.
insiders 20/03/2017 Greece and the European Union - don't blame me There were a lot of people who were very skeptical about being in the EU because they thought it was all about politics and not funding projects that actually could help people.
Egypt 15/02/2017 Egypt's long road to economic recovery Five years on from the revolution that saw the fall of the Mubarak regime, and Egypt is still on its knees.
corporate 14/02/2017 Credit Suisse announces big losses, more job cuts Credit Suisse says its 2016 losses were 2.44 billion Swiss francs, it plans to cut up to 6,500 more jobs this year.
world news 10/02/2017 Which EU country pays the most generous minimum wage? Debt-hit Greece is the only country in the EU that has seen its minimum wage fall over the last decade, new figures have revealed.
brussels bureau 09/02/2017 The Brief from Brussels: Grexit makes a comeback? This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of the top stories from Europe’s de facto political capital.
View 30/01/2017 Donald Trump and playing with economic matches By arbitrarily selecting particular businesses to carry out his “commands,” Trump will destroy the core market principles of transparency and fairness.
Venezuela 17/01/2017 Venezuela rolls out new banknotes in response to high inflation Weeks behind schedule and amid fears it will do little to resolve Venezuela's soaring inflation, the country's government has released new banknotes.
economy 16/01/2017 Euro will fail if economic divides are not overcome, warns Moscovici The economic divide between European Union nations risks destroying the euro, Pierre Moscovici has warned.
USA 09/01/2017 Opinion: Trumpian Uncertainty By Joseph E. Stiglitz, Recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2001 and Professor at Columbia University NEW YORK – Every
Italy 23/12/2016 Italy approves bailout fund for failing banks, including Monti dei Paschi The Italian government has approved a €20 billion bailout fund, as Monti dei Paschi fail to raise desperately needed funds from private investors.
