The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is calling on the government to stem job losses in manufacturing firms by reviewing the…
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Crossrail link ‘to get go-ahead’
The £10bn Crossrail transport plan, backed by business groups, is to get the go-ahead this month, according to The Mail…
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IMF agrees fresh Turkey funding
Turkey has agreed a draft proposal with the International Monetary Fund to borrow $10bn (£5.19bn), extending its ongoing financial support…
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Ukraine revisits state sell-offs
Ukraine is preparing what could be a wholesale review of the privatisation of thousands of businesses by the previous administration.…
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Ukraine steel sell-off ‘illegal’
The controversial sell-off of a Ukrainian steel mill to a relative of the former president was illegal, a court has…
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Georgia plans hidden asset pardon
Georgia is offering a one-off ‘tax amnesty’ to people who hid their earnings under the regime of former president Eduard…
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Germany nears 1990 jobless level
German unemployment rose for the 11th consecutive month in December – making the year’s average jobless total the highest since…
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Pension hitch for long-living men
Male life expectancy is much higher than originally estimated, leading pension researchers have said. The Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) said…
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Golden rule boost for Chancellor
Chancellor Gordon Brown has been given a £2.1bn boost in his attempts to meet his golden economic rule, which allows…
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Venezuela reviews foreign deals
Venezuela is to review all foreign investment in its mining industries in an effort to strengthen its indigenous industrial output.…
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