ECONOMY

Federation of Small Businesses and British Chambers of Commerce will join forces

Prime minister defends figures after ONS releases UK's monthly labour market data.

Deal expected during Chinese President Xi Jinping's Europe visit later this month.

Standard Chartered's 'Saadiq' brand makes African debut.

Other members only plan to suspend G8 summit in Russia's Sochi, says German Chancellor

Best photos of the day: 19 March 2014

The ONS revealed that there are now more than 30 million people in work in the UK.

Indian importers paying people to smuggle gold in flower pots, mobile phones and body cavities.

Britain's opposition also slammed the Conservative Party over 24 'Tory tax rises'

The new 12-sided coin will be replaced by a new model based on the old threepenny bit

Labour's shadow chief secretary to Treasury Chris Leslie outlines catalogue of tax rises

Getty images photographer Matt Cardy returns to the village of Moorland now floodwaters have receded.

The UK video game industry hope the Games Tax Relief (GTR) will be given the green light

Britain's trade and investment minister backs HSBC's Global Connections report

Brits are set to spend more than £1,000 online each this year

The Local Government Association argues local areas should be given more control over skills and training.

Sanctions to hit Russian M&A activity typically brokered by advisors in London.

The figures from the ONS will be welcomed by the Chancellor George Osborne ahead of his budget.

Britain's Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) sent information request after Yanukovich fled Kiev

Britain names new deputy governors and reshuffle of existing Bank of England officials

The research also revealed that almost a quarter of part-time workers said they would prefer to work full-time.

Shafik was deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund since April 2011

However, HSBC warns that Britain needs to invest in R&D to remain competitive

The Bank of England is also going to reveal its new its new deputy governor for monetary policy

Traders await US Federal Reserve's 19 March monetary policy decision.

Production rises 0.8% in February, the highest increase since August 2013.

Major London law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner hit back at banking sector taxes

UK Finance ministry to announce deputy governor for monetary policy replacement this week

UK's largest independent estate agent Haart says stamp duty change will help 'unblock' jam in demand