ECONOMY

Transition of central Europe to integrated global economy from communist era was aided mainly by liberalising policies, IMF official says.

GDP expanded by 0.7% in the July to September period.

The charity City & Guilds says it is no surprise that parents are concerned.

Russia banned fruit and veg from Ukraine to stop re-export from Europe.

The SNP's outgoing leader revealed he has not made up his mind yet

The EU said Britain must pay more towards the bloc because of its strong economy recovery

Chile's peso headed for first monthly gain after four straight months of losses.

Dilma Rousseff predicted to defeat market-friendly Aecio Neves in Brazil election, sending markets into tailspin.

Stirling Ackroyd says Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Islington and Hackney will be property hotspots

The average UK house has gained £15,300 in the last 12 months

Average first-time buyer deposit falls 8% year-on-year to £26,134

Business for Britain claims the EU has only acted on a handful of the recommendations from the UK

General Dynamics working on the Scout SV smart-tank to upgrade the British Army's fleet by 2020

Jordan could use oil price slump to reduce its own government subsidies on fuel.

UK's National Trade Union Steel Co-ordinating Committee wants Tata to examine 'all the options'.

The International Monetary Fund's Africa director said she made four reformist suggestions to Harare

HRW says domestic workers have passports confiscated and are routinely refused wages in UAE

Japan, South Korea and Ireland among the nations with no enforcement policy in place.

Overall both the euro and sterling seem to be headed for new multi-month lows

World's leading oil producer pumped 9.7m bpd in September, up slightly from August

Weak Eurozone demand proves a factor in sluggish UK exports

The SFO already requested £19m earlier in 2014 to deal with a barrage of cases

His Royal Highness said the actress was a 'wonderful ambassador' for his charity Prime.

Libya has struggled to regain lost oil output since autocrat Muammar Gaddafi was ousted in 2011.

Retail sales dropped by 0.3% in September

Health bosses have called for widespread radical changes to save the NHS

Russia's biggest company has failed to resolve a long-running gas price dispute with Ukraine

Mortgage approvals also fell 9.9% over the last year

PMI data falls to lowest level for nine months as fears mount over Eurozone recession.