ECONOMY

Duncan Lawrie Private Bank eyes significant economic boost from social reform pledges

Providing cheap energy and reducing pollution would be concerns for China in year of the horse.

As China's middle class population grows, UK firms should seize the lucrative opportunities in front of them.

Wages stuck in post-recession hangover with average advertised salary dropping to £32,323.

Chinese New Year 2014: Traditional customs honoured - in pictures.

Bitcoin community plunged into uncertainty as Chinese New Year regulation change looms.

The Serious Fraud Office needs more cash to help pay for complex probes

The BBPA warns a tax hike could "rapidly undo" the progress the industry has made since the last duty cut.

Investments into emerging markets to revive later in the year on growth.

HSBC China Manufacturing PMI drops to six-month low in January 2014.

Hollywood boxing night is first professional sporting event to accept bitcoin ticket payments.

Bank of England figures show acceleration in mortgage approvals amid Help to Buy and UK recovery.

China urges people to ring in the Year of the Horse without fireworks.

Amazon plans Kindle Fire-based store checkout system and peer-to-peer cloud payment service.

HSBC's Hong Kong chief executive outlines the growth of one of the world's most lucrative markets

Lloyds said it will cut another 1,080 jobs as part of its Strategic Review

Wealth Dragons' John Lee and Vincent Wong offer top investment tips in relation to the year of the horse

Western Union urges businesses to settle Renminbi invoices before the Year of the Horse holiday

Residents of Muchelney on flooded Somerset Levels have been isolated for nearly a month.

Across China and Asia, people get ready to welcome the Year of the Horse.

SNP leader Alex Salmond pushing for currency union if he wins Scottish independence referendum.

Vodafone and Verizon investors approve $130bn Verizon Wireless deal.

Official figures show north east of England only area to see house prices fall on average in 2013.

Invesco Perpetual's Mark Barnett, who takes over from Neil Woodford in April, warns on strength of UK economy.

World football's governing body revealed English clubs spent $913m on international transfers in 2013.

Approvals will also boost domestic nuclear industry's global ambitions.

Recent asset selloff in emerging markets and weak job growth fuelled speculation that Fed will change decision.

British Virgin Islands fourth in global Unctad list for foreign direct investment in 2013.

Fos received 79,578 payment protection insurance complaints the third quarter of the financial year