Articles by Finbarr Bermingham

Finbarr Bermingham

Finbarr Bermingham reports on international trade for the International Business Times UK. Before joining, he was senior reporter at Global Trade Review. He has also worked as a freelance arts journalist for almost 10 years. For tips or comments on trade, sanctions, TTIP or anything trade-related, get in touch using the details below.

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hong kong democracy protests

Umbrella Movement: Meet the Hong Kong revolutionaries who have vowed to never give up the fight

Protest leaders say that they are willing to be jailed for opposing China's electoral reforms.

Sep 5, 2015

Eurozone Growth Stronger than Expected

Eurozone current account surplus narrows but Euroglut fears persist

Surplus narrows from September's record high.

Dec 19, 2014

Putin

Ruble collapse: Vladimir Putin's popularity soars to 81% as Russia faces economic chill

A new poll shows that despite economic crisis, Putin is more popular than ever.

Dec 18, 2014

Eurasian Economic Union

Ruble collapse: Belarus leader Lukashenko calls for halt on trade in Russian rubles

Lukashenko demands that Belarus settles trade in dollars or euro.

Dec 18, 2014

Russia President Vladimir Putin

Ruble collapse: Russian interbank lending rate hits nine year high

Three-month rate at which banks lend to each other hits 28.3%.

Dec 18, 2014

rouble

Ruble collapse: Vladimir Putin's address fails to buoy struggling currency

Ruble has failed to respond to Putin's national address.

Dec 18, 2014

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual end-of-year news conference

Ruble collapse: Vladimir Putin says Western sanctions on Russia are 'absolutely illegal'

Putin lashes out at the 'aggressive' west in annual address.

Dec 18, 2014

Russian ruble

Ruble collapse: Freakish Russian ruble rout is unlike any currency crisis in history

Comparisons with Russian situation of 1998 or 2008 don't quite add up.

Dec 17, 2014

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (C), Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (L, front) and Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administration Sergei Ivanov (R, front)

Ruble collapse: Russia faces deep recession warn analysts, but Medvedev plays down crisis

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has urged large Russian exporters to behave responsibly when converting rubles.

Dec 17, 2014

Eurozone Growth Stronger than Expected

Eurozone inflation falls to five year low as pressure mounts on ECB

Eurozone inflation at just 0.3% in November.

Dec 17, 2014

rouble

Ruble collapse: Russia to be barred from emerging market share index if it pursues capital controls

Russian companies could be barred from the MSCI Emerging Markets share index.

Dec 17, 2014

A Swiss flag flies at half-mast outside the building of the Swiss Foreign Department in Bern

Switzerland moves to stop Russian companies bypassing Western sanctions

Individuals and companies will be stopped from doing business in Switzerland.

Dec 16, 2014

American Airlines Flight 280: Multiple injuries as massive turbulence forces emergency landing in Japan

Flight left Incheon in South Korea for Dallas five hours before emergency landing.

Dec 16, 2014

Elvira Nabiullina

Russia central bank chief Elvira Nabiullina says Russians must adapt to 'new reality' as rouble tanks

Rouble collapsed after central bank increased interest rates to 17%.

Dec 16, 2014

Rouble

Russian rouble's extraordinary collapse continues after interest rate hike

The rouble has lost 20% of its value in a single day.

Dec 16, 2014

Germany

German economy boosted by soaring investor confidence

ZEW index posts biggest monthly rise since January 2013.

Dec 16, 2014

Eurozone Growth Stronger than Expected

Eurozone PMIs show second weakest business activity of the year

Italy and Spain lead slight recovery, but figures still disappoint.

Dec 16, 2014

Ireland

Irish economy falters but still set to be fastest growing in Europe

Ireland's economy to grow at 5% for the year.

Dec 11, 2014

Prostitution

Rouble crisis leads Russian prostitutes to double rates as 'girls can't work at a loss'

Escorts in the Urals have upped prices by up to 100%.

Dec 11, 2014

rouble

Russian rouble tumbles on interest rate hike as capital controls loom large

Russia's central bank increased interest rates to 10.5%, but the rouble reacted poorly.

Dec 11, 2014

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