From: BBC News on Wed, May 25 2011 6:43 PM

Christine Lagarde has announced her candidacy to be the next head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

From: BBC News on Wed, May 25 2011 12:30 PM

David Corner from Ernst & Young tells Radio 5 live why the UK attracts such investment from the US.

From: BBC News on Wed, May 25 2011 12:30 PM

Christine Lagarde has described herself as "an international animal" as she announced her candidacy for the to be the next head of the IMF.

From: BBC News on Tue, May 24 2011 12:00 AM

Think African economies and you may think commodities, like oil and gas. But it may be time to start thinking tech innovation.

From: BBC News on Mon, May 23 2011 10:39 AM

Lending to small businesses by major High Street banks has fallen short of what was agreed under the recent deal with the Government.

From: BBC News on Sun, May 22 2011 5:45 AM

The UAE has had an 'Emiratisation' programme for several years but it has recently announced new plans to boost Emiratis in the workforce.

From: BBC News on Sat, May 21 2011 7:41 PM

Britain has said it is formally backing Christine Lagarde for the job of new head of the International Monetary Fund.

From: BBC News on Sat, May 21 2011 5:22 AM

Electrical retailer Richer Sounds has been named the UK’s favourite shop in a poll of more that 11,000 people.

From: BBC News on Sat, May 21 2011 5:21 AM

UAE employers are now legally required to outsource their payroll to financial firms - something which has led to thousands of workers getting access to basic banking services for the first time.

From: BBC News on Fri, May 20 2011 6:29 PM

HMV says it will sell the bookshop chain Waterstone’s for £53m to the Russian billionaire Alexander Mamut.

From: BBC News on Fri, May 20 2011 1:12 PM

Gordon Brown has told the BBC he is not in South Africa to "pitch for a job" at the International Monetary Fund.

From: BBC News on Fri, May 20 2011 9:11 AM

The president of Tepco, which operates Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, has resigned as the firm reported an annual loss of more than $15bn.

From: BBC News on Thu, May 19 2011 12:13 PM

An historic family silverware factory is preparing to reopen its doors to the public after being saved from demolition. English Heritage acquired the J. W. Evans workshop in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter three years ago.

From: BBC News on Thu, May 19 2011 7:08 AM

Shares in the business network LinkedIn will begin trading at the New York Stock Exchange on 19 May, at $45 a share.

From: BBC News on Thu, May 19 2011 5:08 AM

Citroen are recalling more than 20,000 of its Picasso C3 cars because of concerns the brakes can be applied from the passenger side.

From: BBC News on Tue, May 17 2011 5:22 AM

China is "keen to support" a strong European Union and eurozone, says Stephen Joske of the Economist Intelligence Unit in Beijing.

From: BBC News on Thu, May 12 2011 12:30 AM

Shukor Yusof from Standard and Poor’s says fuel prices, a drop in demand in Japanese travel and competition from the Middle East all pose challenges for Singapore Airlines.

From: BBC News on Mon, May 09 2011 12:06 PM

US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner has called on China to rely more on its own spending and less on exports.

From: BBC News on Mon, May 09 2011 5:59 AM

After months of rising prices, the cost of raw materials has dropped dramatically, but lower prices may be months away.

From: BBC News on Wed, Apr 27 2011 1:21 PM

United States is "not yet fully out of the financial crisis", warns leading economist Kenneth Rogoff.