BUSINESS

RBS plans to reduce its investment banking footprint from 38 countries to 13.

New business growth seen strong in China and India pushing up key indices.

High-end luxury cars take pride of place at this year's Geneva International Motor Show.

Russia and Ukraine reach gas deal to stave off supply cut.

You will soon be able to unlock your smartphone simply by looking at it as Fujitsu has developed an iris recognition system which is unbreakable.

Kingfisher's performance of late can be best described as somewhat schizophrenic.

Bitcoin rises a further 7% over the last 24 hours to take price above $275.

Morgan Analyst Katy Huberty forecasts that Nasdaq-traded Apple stock will rise to $190 by March 2016.

The Tory Mayor of London also revealed that he struggles to get his own TV working.

Uber has subpoenaed GitHub to provide all the IP addresses that accessed a security key tied to the driver database

IMF will deliver $187m total to boost Sierra Leone's economy.

Swiss economy expands 1.9% y/y in Q4 when the consensus was for 1.7% growth.

Barclays said it had set aside another £750m to resolve claims of currency market rigging.

Pre-tax profit was up 21% for the Irish bookie.

Fitch rated the firm 'BB-' and Moody's 'Ba3'.

YouGov says the Conservatives are now on 35% against Labour's 32% in the opinion polls.

Firms did not divulge financial details but said they expect to close the deal by August.

The First Minister of Scotland is set to make a major speech on her government's economic plans.

The bank's earnings are weighed down by provisions set aside for market rigging and PPI mis-selling.

Orient Securities Company Limited proposes to issue up to 1 billion shares on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

Gold declined by 5.5% in February and the support near $1200 does not seem strong enough to prevent deeper lows.

The central bank left the rate at 2.25% while market had been expecting a 25 bps cut.

The JP Morgan global manufacturing PMI has risen to 52.0 in February, from 51.7 in January.

CEO Adam Tepper dies in an accident, while Russian MP is critical about bitcoin.

Britain's Royal Mint unveiled a new portrait of Queen Elizabeth for coins on 2 March at the National Portrait Gallery.

Ladbrokes' head of political betting spoke to IBTimes UK at Ukip's spring conference in Margate.

Blackphone 2 and Blackphone+ OS features 'no bloatware, no hooks to carriers, and no leaky data'.

Campaign group Business for Britain found 64.7% of UK laws originate from Brussels.

Energy ministers from Ukraine, Russia set to meet in Brussels over gas dispute.