BUSINESS

Peter Harris, co-founder of British chocolatier Hotel Chocolat, spoke about how his firm raised more then £4m from "chocolate bonds".

Chinese authorities say the country's poultry industry has been badly affected by bird flu outbreak.

Industrialist Viktor Pinchuk takes Gennadiy Bogolyubov and Igor Kolomoisky to London’s High Court over iron ore deal.

UK business secretary said EU state aid law will mean £1bn business bank will not pay out for another year.

India and China have signed eight agreements on the second day of Premier Li Keqiang's visit.

Russian media magnate Alexander Lebedev said as he went on trial on Monday (May 20) that he didn't think he was guilty in a televised punch-up with another Russian businessman Sergei Polonsky.

FirstGroup plans a £615m rights issue, following which Chairman Martin Gilbert would step down.

Consumer Price Inflation may not dip below 2.5% before 2016, says the Ernst & Young Item Club.

Nigel Green, CEO at deVere Group says it's delusional to believe FTT will exclusively target so-called City fat cats

Full-year profits rise 13% to €569m, as passenger traffic increased by 5% to 79.3 million.

Labour unveils plans to clamp down on tax avoidance following Google, Amazon and Starbucks furore.

The Bangalore-based firm is already contesting previous tax demands for financial years 2005 to 2008.

Markit Household Finance Index rises to 40.4 in May from 37.7 in April.

IBTimes UK takes a look at the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) and PwC report highlights

UN and PwC warn businesses are systemically vulnerable to mass economic losses due to natural hazards as trade becomes more international

One in eight UK shops remain vacant in April, the highest rate since the BRC study began in July 2011.

Daniel Stewart & Co’s chief economist Alastair Winter previews the week ahead for markets, politics and economics

Rightmove data shows asking price for property outside capital rises just 2.1% to £249,841.

Banks launch fund despite facing mis-selling scandals to small business owners and mounting complaints from customers

China's property tightening policies are not strictly enforced on the local level, feel analysts.

The EU is planning to launch a formal investigation against Huawei and ZTE.

Tumblr feels the offer as "too low" and views it as "only a first offer".

Amit Kara, UBS European economist, tells IBTimes UK about BoE's future under Mark Carney.

British Bankers' Association's executive director says that Carney should buy "real economy assets," such as securitised SME loans.

UBS economist Amit Kara tells ACCA debate that Mark Carney's Bank of England will get off to bad start in July.

Car sales in the UK improved 14.8% in April.

The company's order backlog has risen to an all time high of $12.1bn as of 30, April.

Analysts expect gold prices to fall to $1,100 an ounce in a year and below $1,000 in five years.

Workers' safety in Bangladesh could be improved if western retailers use NGOs, says outsourcing expert Professor Michael Mol.