ECONOMY

Ukraine's prime minister said payment was made at rate of $268 per 1,0000 cubic metres

The Brazil World Cup should add over £2bn to global sports revenue this year

India's economy expanded by 4.7% in fiscal year 2013-14.

US SEC asked companies to audit their raw material supply chains by 2 June

IBTimes UK's exclusive investigation shows how pressure from the US sanctions regime is bankrupting British businesses.

Four Spanish bankers have been convicted for the first time since the economic crisis.

Rachel Reeves's pledge to lower the auto-enrolment trigger must be boosted by further proposals.

The referendum period starts on 30 May over whether Scotland should break away from the UK

Japanese consumer spending and factory output drop in April after sales tax hike.

Ratings agency unconvinced new president has mandate or political will for radical public finance reform

Zuckerberg cash will be used for internet access, computers, training teachers.

Land Registry also reports house prices rising by 6.7% on average annually.

Experts split on whether US trade mission to Cuba signals end of 54-year embargo

Gazprom threatens to stop gas supplies to Ukraine if Kiev does not pay for June deliveries

Criticism and praise of Thomas Piketty's economics tome will never really end.

India's pro-business PM and hawkish central bank chief may head towards collision course if inflation remains high

UK House prices rose 0.5% in March, compared to 0.6% in previous two months, according to Hometrack.

Sisi is under pressure to push through austerity reforms in order to attract foreign investment

World's largest Scotch whisky producer boss, Ivan Menezes, cautions on potential repercussions of an independent Scotland

Confederation of British Industry says its measure of UK growth hit record high during May.

Insecurity has plagued Libya since the 2011 revolution and put off foreign firms from investing.

Statistics from the US Department of Commerce show American economy has contracted.

Russia threatened to cut off gas supplies to Ukraine if it does not make a pre-payment for June gas deliveries

Exploration likely to suffer as government accuses former general of launching a coup

Lung cancer accounts for more than half of the additional deaths in deprived areas.

Beijing to spend almost four times as much as US in developing some gas fields.

Squeeze on London infrastructure such as Tube set to get tighter in decade to 2022.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the two "illegal activities" adds to Britain's balance sheet

Weak demand in leading bullion buyer China also weighs on prices.