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Ukraine's largest bank, Privatbank, nationalised

Privatbank, Ukraine's largest private bank, is being nationalised to protect the country's financial system.

Chile

Chile minister's sex doll gift blows up into Twitter storm

Chile’s Economy Minister Luis Felipe Cespedes found himself in hot water after he was presented with an inflatable sex doll at an industry dinner.

Business Series

Fininvest and Vivendi face off over Italian broadcaster Mediaset

Mediaset's top shareholder Fininvest and Vivendi have both raised their stakes in the Italian broadcaster leading to talk of a hostile takeover bid.

Economy

Lyon's light festival gives business big boost

Lyon’s festival of light is not only an important economic barometer for France’s second city, it is also a useful gauge for the whole country.

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Russia sells stake in oil giant Rosneft

Qatar and commodities trader Glencore have bought a stake in Russia's giant oil firm Rosneft.

Venezuela

Vatican attempts to rekindle faltering Venezuela talks

Talks between the Venezuelan government and a coalition of opposition parties have reached a stalemate which facilitators from the Vatican are hoping to break.

Economy

Austria's economy looks confident despite political division

A reversal in unemployment fortunes and robust trade have done little to ease tensions about the future in Austria's mutating economy.

Economy

Christmas spends down in Britain and France say surveys

Cash registers might be ringing up less in sales this Christmas in Britain and France according to twin surveys

Russia

Russia needs 'friends' not 'enemies' Putin addresses the nation

Russia is committed to peace and cooperation, but will defend Russian interests.

Europe News

Tunisia's president seeks support in Brussels

Tunisia’s president has come to Brussels to meet EU officials, as he seeks to boost security and shore up the country’s fragile economy – six years after the Arab Spring…

Greece

Greece debt relief deal 'doable' by year's end says EU's Moscovici

On a rainy day in Athens, it was a message to warm the heart of the Greek government.

Austria

Can 'Trump effect' fuel far-right presidential win in Austria?

Taking hope from Donald Trump’s US election triumph, Austria’s far-right presidential candidate Norbert Hofer is eager to surf a tide of anti-establishment populism sweeping the West and win this Sund

Economy

Fair finance or funny money? Scepticism greets Zimbabwe's new bond notes

With no national currency since 2009, Zimbabwe launches dollar-backed bond notes to cope with cash crisis.

Economy

WTO finds against Boeing in victory for Airbus over illegal subsidies

The WTO has ruled Washington State illegally supported Boeing with tax breaks after complaint filed by Airbus.

Economy

Black Friday boosts online sales in Britain and France

Bargain hunters in Britain are out in record force for Black Friday trading.

Business Planet

A green-fingered entrepreneur in Gothenburg

In this episode of Business Planet Serge Rombi reports from the Swedish city of Gothenburg.

Economy

German economy is Trump resistant...for the moment

German consumption in rude health

World

World Bank warns popularist politics will drag on global growth

Populism has a negative impact on the long term economic outlook of Europe and Central Asia but short term growth is expected to accelerate in the region – according to a new report from the World…

Economy

Exploring the moral as well as monetary values of the internet

Top names from the digital world have been brought together by the Catholic Church to consider the worth of values in this digital age.

Italy

Italy threatens to block EU budget talks

EU governments and institutions are set for intense budget negotiations ahead of a Thursday deadline.