ECONOMY

If convicted, he could face up to 10 years in prison and a fine of €1.5m.

The price of bitcoin has continued to decline, while darkcoin experiences a significant surge.

Annual inflation rate falls to a multi-year low in Pakistan in January.

Analysts think the BoE will be forced to push back rate hike date given the sharp slide in price pressures.

Employment law expert ELAS revealed that National Sickie Day, today, costs firms £37m.

Sanctions imposed by US and EU pose little impact on repayment capacity of Gazprom, says Dagong.

Italy PMI rises to four-month high, French to eight-month high and German stayed just above 50.

UK PMI rose to 53.0 in January from 52.7.

TheCityUK says there are 709,500 jobs in financial and professional services in December 2014.

The capital markets union is a 'golden opportunity' for Britain if it retains its EU strength.

Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis said a new debt deal was needed within months.

Of the 10 worst-performing cities in 2014, seven were in the industrial province of Hebei, which surrounds Beijing.

USD/THB fell to 32.65 from 32.78 on Monday, close to last week's low of 32.49.

Country changed way of measuring national income, bringing it closer to international norms.

Oil prices have plummeted by over 60% over the last six months.

Probe on to determine if firm compromised standards to get business while issuing ratings..

Men's pay has dropped by 7.3% since 2008 compared to 2.5% for women.

Bitcoin price stabilises following week-long downturn, while Reddit abandons plans for redditcoin.

Russian ruble is down 15% so far this month.

Clearance revenue withheld by Israel represents about two-thirds of net revenues of Palestine.

FDI inflows to China increased by 3% to $128bn in 2014, while US saw its FDI declining to $86bn.

Pound, euro as well as New Zealand and Australian dollars take a hit.

Ocado has announced it will build a new centre in Erith.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates expresses concerns about bitcoin volatility as prices plummet.

Swiss franc has pared a good portion of its SNB-driven big gains but euro is weaker among majors in the correction.

Ruble falls 6% this week as credit rating cut to junk and EU pushes ahead with new sanctions plan.

Tax lawyers say cases involving Shell, IBM, Nokia, Microsoft and others could now be resolved through negotiation.

Falling oil price and Western sanctions have battered Russia's economy since it annexed Crimea.

As long as 44.30 is held, the peso is likely to strengthen to 43.50 before a rebound.