ECONOMY

Rating agency says structural reforms and declining oil prices will boost growth.

Class A and B Royal Dutch Shell shares plummet in value on news of takeover of BG Group

IBTimes UK takes a look at the non-dom tax status

US plans to equip Pakistan with attack helicopters and Hellfire missiles to boost Islamabad's counter-terrorism efforts.

Radical changes in pension rules combined with lack of understanding could open the floodgates for mis-selling of new products.

Monthly CPI rate has risen to a two-year high, while trade surplus has widened.

Bank of England survey shows small businesses will also increase demand for credit in second quarter.

Both AIIB and NDB could be World Bank's strong allies in economic development of poor countries and emerging markets, says World Bank boss Jim Yong Kim.

European markets also boosted in early part of 2015 as consumer confidence shows signs of recovery.

Greek PM Alexis Tsipras in Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Swiss CPI inflation rebounded to 0.3% month-on-month in March after recording 0.3% deflation in February.

BoJ maintains plan to expand the monetary base at an annual pace of ¥80tn, a QE programme in place since April 2013.

Class action suit likely to head to Australia's highest court after latest twist.

The Q1 GDP looks set to have risen 5% annually for the group, half the pace of expansion seen prior to the global financial crisis.

Brent crude price, the global benchmark, is down 1.42% at $58.26 per barrel as at 12.30am ET.

FTSE 100 closed up 128.31 points - 1.88% - at 6,961.77 after Easter break.

IBTimes UK presents a gallery of historic street scenes in Soho, an area under threat of redevelopment.

Germany labels debate over reparations 'dumb' and insists Germany has paid its dues.

The number of people saving for a deposit has fallen by 6%.

UK could offer Eurofighters to India if France's delayed plan to sell 126 Rafale combat jets falls through.

Silver down 1.5% on the day while palladium jumps 1.3%.

Russian medias suggest strengthening of economic ties amid shared antipathy toward Brussels.

Negotiations with Iran could be bearish for oil prices over the next 18 months, according to BofA's Francisco Blanch.

It is the slowest recovery from recession in living memory - slower even than the recovery from the Great Depression

Labour has produced two hard-hitting party political broadcasts through London agency Lucky Generals.

CBI said economic growth probably reached 0.7% in Q1, up from 0.6% in Q4 of 2014.

Euro is up about 5% so far in April after the 23% decline since June to the 12-year low of last month.

Danske Bank analysts say US Fed FOMC could deliver first rate hike in September.

Athens due to repay around €450m to International Monetary Fund on April 9.