However, only 1% of Paris' needs are met by next to negligible domestic production.
Analysts estimate the bank will run out of eligible bonds to purchase in 2018.
AIM-listed company says it is investigating 'serious' matters pertaining to top bosses but declined to elaborate.
Safe-haven seeking investors pile into precious metals as Pyongyang and Washington spar again.
Sylvester Turner said America's oil and gas capital was looking to get back on track.
Once the UK is free of "the shackles" of the EU's legal framework it will be free to make substantive changes.
There's a division between the 'haves' and 'have nots' courtesy of wage growth stagnation and erosion of spending power.
Storm Harvey, which has already resulted in several US Gulf coast refineries being shut, continues to disrupt supplies.
Record rainfall causes severe flooding and takes 2.2m bpd of US refinery output offline.
Safe-haven seeking investors drive yellow metal to a fresh high above $1,300/oz
Gasoline prices respond to possible disruption as refineries, ports and exploration sites are closed with "life-threatening" storm in sight.
Details of the unique fund emerge as Riyadh attempts to overtake Moscow as the leading supplier of crude oil to Beijing.
The British currency suffered its worst run against the common currency overnight on signs of a eurozone recovery.
British currency's slump below €1.09 means European vacations getting pricier for holidaymakers.
White House occupants and administrations have changed but one constant happens to be the persistently rising US debt.
British currency gets respite having registered steep declines in recent weeks.
Activist investor will now have power to call a general meeting and table resolutions via its increased stake in the company.
Stable July inflation reduces chances of a short-term interest rate hike by the Bank of England
Silvery-white alkaline metal is a key component of high power long-lasting batteries.
After 18 seasons in rugby, Goode has swapped his boots for the corporate world.
Cryptocurrency saw record inflows from safe-haven seekers taking it to fresh record highs.
Spot and futures prices rose for third successive session following war of words between Washington and Pyongyang.
Think-tank predicts slow 'rebalancing' of stubbornly high oil inventories.
State-owned company says it is at an advanced stage of fulfilling British regulatory requirements.
The youngest and only female CEO of a City brokerage firm tells IBTimes UK it's time to dump Brexit alarmism and concentrate on positives.
General disgruntlement at the failure of improvement in UK living standards has had severe political implications.
Physical traders report surge in buying as precious metal futures register spikes.
Nearly £400m in savings withdrawn from beleaguered bank but it says operating losses have narrowed.
Electric carmaker's mammoth issuance to a fund a new model's production must be treated with caution.
Lord Darling says regulators must remain very vigilant about risks to the global economy.