Venezuelan authorities have identified more than 500 farms, including 56 large estates, as idle as it continues with its controversial…
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Libya takes $1bn in unfrozen funds
Libya has withdrawn $1bn in assets from the US, assets which had previously been frozen for almost 20 years, the…
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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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Consumers drive French economy
France’s economic growth accelerated in the last three months of 2004, driven by consumer spending, a report shows. Gross domestic…
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FBI agent colludes with analyst
A former FBI agent and an internet stock picker have been found guilty of using confidential US government information to…
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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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Yangtze Electric’s profits double
Yangtze Electric Power, the operator of China’s Three Gorges Dam, has said its profits more than doubled in 2004. The…
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Cuba winds back economic clock
Fidel Castro’s decision to ban all cash transactions in US dollars in Cuba has once more turned the spotlight on…
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Weak end-of-year sales hit Next
Next has said its annual profit will be £5m lower than previously expected because its end-of-year clearance sale has proved…
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Sluggish economy hits German jobs
The number of people out of work in Europe’s largest economy has risen for the tenth straight month as growth…
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