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New EU rules aim to boost transparency in financial industry

The 'MiFID II' regulations force detailed reporting of transactions

Iran

Tehran proposes 50% increase in domestic fuel prices

Measure prompts speculation and concern on social media.

Economy

OPEC and Russia agree to extend oil cut

Economy

Spain shrugs off economic impact of Catalan crisis

But there was quite a hiccup at the height of the crisis in October, when retail sales dropped and almost 3,000 companies moved their headquarters out of Catalonia.

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Economy

Mnangagwa vows to revive Zimbabwe's economy

Emmerson Mnangagwa, Zimbabwe’s newly inaugurated president, has vowed to revive the country's economy

Zimbabwe

Zimbabweans take stock of political upheaval

Zimbabweans give the politcial changes a cautious welcome as the stock market suffers billion-euro losses.

Economy

UK economy: moderate growth but inflation remains high

UK economy: Britain is on course for its longest fall in living standards since records began, with wages not returning to their pre-financial crisis levels until at least 2025

Economy

UK Finance minister delivers 2017 budget

UK Finance minister, Philip Hammond has delivered his second annual Budget revealing lower growth, more borrowing and an extra 3.4 billion euros to deliver Brexit

Economy

AT&T-Time Warner deal to prevail, analysts predict

But the US government's lawsuit to block the merger sparks concerns the White House is trying to hurt Time Warner's CNN.

Economy

Nissan admits decades of quality control neglect

Company says will hire more skilled quality control inspectors and review internal structures.

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German protesters out to influence COP 23

The Cop 23 meets in Bonn as protesters angrilyl demand faster change to tackle the climate crisis.

Turkey

Top retailers fail to stop refugee abuse

Some of Europe's best-known retailers are failing to stop the abuse of thousands of Syrian refugees working in Turkish factories in the country's multi-billion dollar garment industry.

Canada

Canada set to welcome one million migrants over next three years

While President Donald Trump orders the closure of an immigrant programme to the US - the Diversity Visa Lottery Program - Canada aims to welcome nearly one million immigrants over the next three years

World News

Euroviews. View: Governing well in an unstable world

Michael J. Boskin believes a failure to grapple with diversity is at the centre of many economic and political crises today

Economy

Lufthansa buys out parts of insolvent Air Berlin

Lufthansa has cherry-picked parts of bankrupt Air Berlin to benefit its budget carrier Eurowings.

Economy

'EU knows we mean business' - UK Finance Minister

British finance minister Philip Hammond has rejected calls to start spending on plans for a "no deal" Brexit as a way to put pressure on the rest of the European Union

Economy

Wolfgang Schaeuble receives custom 100 euro note on last day as German finance minister

Sweden

American Richard Thaler has been awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize for Economics

Turkey

US-Turkey diplomatic row escalates

Diplomatic tension between the US and Turkey over visa restrictions has escalated.

Spain

Spain’s Caixabank and Gas Natural quit Catalonia

Spain’s Caixabank and Gas Natural quit Catalonia