BUSINESS

European Commission and ECB research highlights ongoing SME finance crunch holding back recovery.

The programme is part of Nestlé's European Youth Employment Initiative.

Janet Yellen supports the US Fed's ultra-easy monetary policy.

Bank of England policymaker David Miles says equity sharing between homebuyers and investors reduces dangerous mortgage debt reliance.

High street bank says more customers access services using smartphones.

Britain's largest mutual lender sees rise in profits over the past six months to the end of September 2013.

Yellen says the Fed will not trim its massive bond-buying programme anytime soon.

FCA's Martin Wheatley also fails to forecast final bank bill for mis-sold swaps

Company to invest in Kraken field that contains 137m barrels of oil.

NSA director general Keith Alexander said Snowden's actions 'seriously increase the chances of a terrorist attack'.

One of Tunisia's main garment producers, Fashion Wear, is a refreshing beacon for ethical clothing production after the world was rocked by the disaster at the Bangladesh's Rana Plaza complex which killed 1,100 workers.

Protests at oil ports and political turmoil also results in less money for wheat imports.

Speaking to IBTimes UK in Sousse, Tunisia, Medicar's supply and development manager Yassine Ben Abdallah, said that the interim government needs to provide more stability in terms of nailing down National Dialogue talks.

Leading bank experiences mass of negative tweets and stops twitter event as a result.

The embattled retailer's administrators say the news will be extremely upsetting.

Wen Ruchun's Fullmark Consultant paid $75,000 a month, SEC probe into China-JPMorgan links finds.

IPPR says affordable childcare provisions should be extended.

Red Devils report record revenues for first quarter of 2014.

Starbucks to issue $750m additional debt to assist with the payment.

West Africa experiences surge in piracy as hijackers target the region's growing oil and gas industries.

Alex Salmond, Scotland's first minister, warns of big challenge to find jobs for BAE workers.

Lianna Brinded delivers on-the-ground special report from the cradle of the Arab Spring and ponders its future.

Tourre, found guilty of securities fraud, earned $1.7m in salary and bonus in 2007.

The budget airline says the move will also generate up to 1,000 indirect jobs.

India hiked import duty on gold and tightened rules for gold loan companies in order reduce its gold imports and current account deficit.

No major disaster claims in the third quarter will help insurance giant exceed targets.

German utilities company says revenue rose slightly to €39.9bn.

UK Asset Resolution, set up to wind down Northern Rock and Bradford & Bingley mortgage assets, gives government windfall.

Group owned by family of billionaire Philip Green sees sales decline on back of milder than expected weather.