ECONOMY

Government officials, think tank Be Open and architects hone in on design to promote a new era of economic growth

China's CPI inflation slows down in March to 2.1 percent, below analysts' target of 2.5 percent.

Japanese stocks continue to gain from BoJ's stimulus that weakened the yen to the near-100 level against the dollar.

Britain's iconic prime minister led an unquestioned economic revival but the costs of her sweeping reforms are still being argued today.

Lloyds TSB Private Banking report shows soaring UK household wealth but top 10% 22 times better off than bottom half.

Bailout deal undermines credibility of eurozone banking system, says Vladimir Putin.

PM to meet Angela Merkel, Francoise Hollande, and Mariano Rajoy to convince them of need for flexible EU.

Portugal's PM suffers setback in efforts to trim spending and reform public sector.

Optimism in key manufacturing sector declined in March, but hiring prospects increase.

Japan's current account swings to surplus for the first time in four months as yen's weakness boosts economic outlook.

Horn heist believed to be one of biggest of its kind recorded in South Africa.

The tax rate for top earners has been cut from 50p in the pound to 45p as part of tax and benefits changes that come into force on Saturday 6 April.

S&P reaffirms Britain's AAA rating, which came as a support for the government's initiatives to reduce public debt.

Asian stocks outside Japan retreat on weak economic data, Korean tensions and China bird flu fears.

Vedanta Hedging's Abhishek Sachdev says new regulator should sit on review appeals panel.

Non-Farm payrolls in the US and employment figures from Canada raise key questions about the global economic recovery.

Exploration and development company boss tells IBTimes UK about project opportunities in West and East Africa

Martin van Roekel outlines handy tips on breaking into the world's most attractive investment destination.

The UK March car sales buck the trend in the European Union with 7.8% rise in private registrations.

'Colossal failure' of management policies result in huge losses of £46bn for failed HBOS, say MPs.

Halifax points to price rise as mortgage market given boost by Help to Buy and Funding for Lending schemes.

Exclusive: Conservative MP and APPG founder on mis-selling tells IBTimes UK the fight for redress is far from over.

The producer price data gives an added reason for the ECB to consider a rate cut at its next meeting.

Monetary policy committee votes in April meeting to keep asset purchases at £375bn and leave record-low base rate unchanged.

Purchasing manager surveys from private service sector firms show highest rate of activity growth since August.

Bundesbank launches DB probe over mis-valued credit derivatives that allowed the lender to hide over €9bn worth of losses

BoJ unveils aggressive monetary policies in its latest meeting as expected by the market.

On 22 March 2013, two days after Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne delivered his 2013 Budget Address to the House of Commons, Fitch Ratings agency placed the UK's "AAA" Long-term Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) on Rating Watch Negative (RWN). The agency stated that it was more than likely that by the end of April 2013, by which time the agency will have made a full review of the UK's sovereign ratings, it is more than likely that the UK will be downgraded.

EU fix of Cyprus bailout sacrificed ordinary savers and rich Russians to German elector sentiment, argues James Pollock.