Western Europe
INTERNATIONAL: Manufacturing growth supports rate rise
The US Federal Reserve increased interest rates to 4% yesterday, from 3.75%, on the back of...
InternationalINTERNATIONAL: Bank fund supports infrastructure
Local authorities account for nearly 90% of developing country infrastructure projects, yet they...
InternationalINTERNATIONAL: IMF-World Bank roles require reform
The IMF and World Bank are vital international organisations but they both face growing calls to...
Imf-World BankWESTERN EUROPE: Inflation concerns to affect rates
UK consumer prices rose by 2.5% year-on-year in September, up slightly from 2.4% in August, the...
Western EuropeBALKANS: Romania could harbour second H5N1 outbreak
Following Saturday's confirmation by a UK laboratory that dead ducks in a Romanian village were...
BalkansINTERNATIONAL: EU-US offer to spur trade round
France yesterday requested a high-level meeting of EU members to discuss agricultural trade....
InternationalUNITED KINGDOM: Trade deficit hits record high
The trade deficit in goods and services increased to 5.3 billion pounds (9.3 billion dollars) in...
United KingdomUNITED KINGDOM: Falling production threatens growth
Industrial production fell by 0.4% in the three months to August -- compared with the three...
United Kingdom
