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Fresh HM Revenues & Customs data also shows trade deficit between UK and EU narrowing at start of economy's first quarter.

Sale attracts €13bn and could mark crucial stage in efforts to exit EU/IMF bailout.

IB Times UK presenter Marverine Cole looks at the challenges chancellor faces in 2013 Budget.

PPI mis-selling spawns new industry as banks become inundated with claims for compensation, says employment group Manpower.

Only major UK bank not part of the governments Funding for Lending Scheme boosts SME lending pot

China's factory output and retail sales data indicate underlying issues in the economy, which is still recovering from slow down.

Sale nets $3.2bn in cash for loss-making subsidiary of HSBC as asset sales under CEO Stuart Gulliver continue

China's February services sector PMI indicates moderate recovery for the Chinese economy.

Europe's biggest bank says full year profits fell 6 percent to $20.6bn after it set aside $1.4bn in UK PPI costs and paid $1.9bn in money laundering fines.

Asian stocks advanced this week as Japan's central bank chief nomination cheered investors despite European and US concerns

China's official and HSBC manufacturing PMI down in February.

Markets remain mixed as official and private sector China manufacturing surveys indicate slower growth in February.

While eurozone struggles HSBC Global Connections report says UK exports will be supported by Asia, MENA and Latin America.

HSBC's preliminary China PMI shows that manufacturing sector expanded at a slower pace in February

Asian stocks posted mixed performance this week, as yen remained volatile and global concerns rebounded

Bank of England governor Mervyn King meets People's Bank of China head Zhou Xiaochuan to discuss sterling-renminbi deal.

HSBC increased lending in 2012 despite being only major bank to reject credit easing scheme.

The widely recognised British brand aims to cash in on the lucrative Indian gold market.

Bank of England Governor Mervyn King's admission that rates won't be used to fight faster inflation has the pound falling on foreign exchange markets

CEO Stephen Hester and chairman Philip Hampton to face bank standards commission.

Stuart Gulliver and Douglas Flint give evidence to the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards over the spate of scandals

Political uncertainties in Spain and Italy spark renewed concerns on the region's recovery prospects.

Chancellor George Osborne's threat to break-up UK banks adds pressure to shares as FTSE tumbles from near five year high

China's ongoing economic recovery backed by services sector.

Improving manufacturing and employment data help keep US, UK benchmark indices at multi-year highs

Ratings agency Fitch says that Britain's biggest banks' will be hit by the redress costs but not as much as PPI payouts

Economists widely in support of China's ongoing economic recovery despite decline in official January manufacturing PMI.

Asian markets turn cautious as official Purchasing Managers Index indicates slowdown in the manufacturing sector.

Politicians, lawyers and business experts warn SMEs of further hurdles in bank review process.

Banks face potentially huge compensation costs following FSA's highly anticipated Pilot Scheme results