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Spain's economy continues to show strong growth, 3.2% expansion in 2016

Spending by Spanish households boosted the economy last year, along with exports, but 2017 may be trickier.

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Eurozone inflation at four-year high of 2% increases pressure on ECB

Eurozone inflation surged to its highest in four years in February which will put the European Central Bank under pressure to scale back stimulus.

Economy

Eurozone factory growth hits six-year high in February, France lags

Eurozone manufacturing growth accelerated to a six-year high in February, a fall in the value of the euro helped drive up exports and optimism rose.

Economy

Barcelona phone home - World Mobile Congress opens

The Barcelona World Mobile Congress features hundreds of shiny, new handsets but not the crucial comeback device for Samsung - the Galaxy S8.

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Business Planet

Meet central Europe's hi-tech world-beater, South Moravia

There's a new Hi-Tech gang in town making a global name for themselves, busting out of South Moravia in the Czech Republic on a wave of entreprenurial savvy and smart support.

Economy

German economy and budget surplus soar, but Merkel shuns new debt

Germany's economy grew 1.9 percent last year boosting the budget surplus hugely, but Chancellor Merkel says the country won't take on any new debt.

Economy

Europe is no longer attractive for investment. What should lawmakers do?

Japan

Ghosn hands over the reins at Nissan

Carlos Ghosn steps down as CEO of Nissan, handing the job to co-CEO Hiroto Saikawa

World News

Universal income a game changer or futile?

Universal income is it one for the future?

Business Series

Yahoo pays the price for massive data breaches in Verizon deal

Verizon - which is buying Yahoo's core internet business - has cut the purchase price to reflect the financial impact of two massive cyber attacks.

Business Series

HSBC's profits plunge dragging down share price

Europe's biggest bank HSBC saw annual pre-tax profit slump 62 percent with hefty writedowns and warned its revenues could fall again this year.

Business Series

Tata promotes insider Natarajan Chandrasekaran to top job

Tata's newly-appointed chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran says he will focus on boosting shareholder returns.

Business Series

Germany encouraged, UK worried over Opel-Vauxhall sale to PSA

A report PSA would continue operating all Opel's German production sites if it buys Opel-Vauxhall has UK union officials worried.

Netherlands

Time to replace capitalism with trust?

By Irene Dominioni Amsterdam is famous for its vibrant, avant-garde cafes, but one of them has a particularly intriguing concept.

Economy

Japan's economic growth overshadowed by Trump protectionism fears

Japan's economy continues to grow thanks to exports, but spending by consumers is weak and there are fears about US protectionist policies.

Economy

UK economy resilient at end of 2016, manufacturing jumps

Britain's economy remained resilient at the end of last year despite the UK's surprise vote in June to leave the European Union.

USA

'Go buy Ivanka's stuff' - did White House adviser cross the line?

A senior White House adviser is in hot water after promoting products of President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka.

Business Series

European court rules size doesn't matter in supermarket ads

European Court of Justice rules on a case involving Carrefour and Intermarché over comparisons in adverts between prices in different sized retailers.

Business Series

Lower fares shrink Ryanair's profits

Ryanair had to cut its fares more than expected during the last three months of 2016 because of over-capacity, which pulled down profits.

USA

Euroviews. View: Donald Trump’s chaos theory of government

The ideological project that Trump and Bannon will seek to carry out could have far-reaching geopolitical and economic implications that should worry not only progressives, but also dyed-in-the-wool conservatives like me. To understand how far they are willing to go, one must understand their ultima