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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

02/11/2017

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

31/10/2017

Economy

Lufthansa buys out parts of insolvent Air Berlin

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

12/10/2017

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

11/10/2017

Economy

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

10/10/2017

Sweden

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

09/10/2017

Turkey

US-Turkey diplomatic row escalates

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

09/10/2017

Spain

Spain’s Caixabank and Gas Natural quit Catalonia

Spain’s Caixabank and Gas Natural quit Catalonia

06/10/2017

Business Series

UK warns Boeing over Bombardier row

UK Defence Minister warns Boeing its contracts with the British government could be at risk.

27/09/2017

World News

EU State of the Union condensed: quick summary of Juncker's speech

A roundup of the key points from the European Commission president.

13/09/2017

Eco-Innovation

Jaguar Land Rover to go 'all electric'

Jaguar Land Rover to phase out models solely powered by internal combustion engines, by 2020.

07/09/2017

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan slams report it ran slush fund to promote image abroad

Azerbaijan has blasted claims that its ruling elite ran a secret 2.5 billion-euro slush fund to pay off politicians and promote a positive image of its leadership, amid accusations of human rights abuse and rigged elections.

05/09/2017

Economy

North Korea overshadows BRICS summit as Beijing slates Trump's trade threat

04/09/2017

Economy

Moody's upgrades eurozone GDP growth, downgrades USA

Ratings agency Moody's upbeat about eurozone GDP growth, but downgrades US forecast.

31/08/2017

Spain

Spain terror attacks should not hit tourism - economy minister

The Spanish economy minister has given an upbeat assessment of the country's performance.

24/08/2017

France

Tourists flock back to Paris a year after terror attacks

Visitors return in force to the City of Lights in 2017 but there is caution after the Barcelona terror attacks.

22/08/2017

Economy

Trump gets tough with China and orders trade inquiry

Trump gets with tough with China and orders trade inquiry, focusing on intellectual property theft.

15/08/2017

Philippines

Russia says US ready to continue dialogue

Sergei Lavrov has met US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on the sidelines of an international gathering in Manila

06/08/2017

Economy

Brexit weighs on UK economy

Interest rates in the UK have again been kept at their record low level of 0.25 percent

03/08/2017

Italy

STX shipyard deal due by September 27

France and Italy agree to find a solution for the STX shipyard deal by the end September

01/08/2017