ECONOMY

Ma dismisses market fears that the yuan will face new downward pressure.

EXCLUSIVE: IBTimes UK speaks with UK companies on Nigerian stolen funds and anti-corruption initiatives.

Osborne targeting £1tn value of UK exports by end of decade, but weak China threatens goal.

The project will link the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of Nicaragua with a 173-mile shipping canal

Period measures did not include times of capital controls and closure of Athens Stock Exchange.

British tourists have been enjoying an exceptionally strong pound.

WGC says gold demand dropped 12% to a six-year low of 914.9 tonnes in Q2, while supply fell by 5%.

Core machinery orders fell 7.9% in June from May, down for first time in four months.

People's Bank of China's fresh devaluation by 1.1% raises fears of global currency war.

Former finance chief claims top officials involved in bailout negotiations feel the same way.

Pay growth excluding bonus was found to be 2.4% according to ONS statistics.

For second day in a row yuan depreciates further causing anxiety in the market.

Remortgaging stands at highest level since 2013 according to Council of Mortgage Lenders' numbers.

Greece has agreed deal with creditors ahead of debt payment to European Central Bank on 20 August.

Surprise move is a 'one-time correction' to make the exchange rate more market-oriented, PBOC says.

Greece hopes to agree a deal by Tuesday as ECB repayment due on 20 August.

Even if Greece defaults, Germany will have benefited from lower interest rates.

Transport investment is key to the north's economic future.

Starting on 14 September, Heathrow will be trialling a slightly steeper approach angle of 3.2 degrees.

Milk farmers are demanding a fair price for milk

Before sanctions were imposed by the West and some other nations, Iran reckoned that it could produce four million barrels of oil per day for the next 100 years on known oil reserves.

Kyushu Electric Power will open reactor at Sendai facility.

China's exports in yuan terms declined 8.9% year over year in July, while imports fell 8.6%.

Positive employment numbers show improving US outlook

Nigeria's Central Bank welcomed foreign currency deposits ban to bolster naira and avoid illicit flows.

Talks will resume on 10 August after millions of commuters and tourists faced delays across the capital.

Interest rates remained stuck on 0.5%, giving homeowners and the economy a moment of relief.

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) will invest Rs 50bn in two exchange traded funds.

Saudi used almost $62bn of its foreign currency reserves so far in 2015, and borrowed $4bn from local banks in July.