Housing secretary says 'job on the line' over 1.5m housing target
Business 2025-10-20 15:00
Housing secretary tells BBC Panorama widespread scepticism will make hitting target "all the sweeter".
China's economic growth slows as trade tensions with US flare up
Business 2025-10-20 15:00
Beijing has avoided any sharp downturn but faces economic challenges including US tariffs.
Protests and food poisonings test Indonesian president's first year in office
Business 2025-10-20 14:00
Prabowo Subianto's promises of dynamic economic growth and social change have faced major challenges.
China will soon have a new Five Year Plan. Here's how they have changed the world so far
Business 2025-10-20 14:00
Beijing's leaders are deciding on a blueprint that sets China's economic goals for the next decade.
Bankers on edge, a gilded cash room and US blaming China - my week with global finance elite
Business 2025-10-20 14:00
After five days talking to ministers, bankers and trade negotiators at the IMF, the BBC's Faisal Islam assesses the global outlook.
Chancellor says Brexit deal caused long-term damage to economy
Business 2025-10-20 14:00
Rachel Reeves made the comments about the 2020 deal at a key meeting of the world's leading finance ministers and central bankers.
VAT rate on energy bills could be cut, minister hints
Business 2025-10-19 21:00
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband says the government needs to address the "cost-of-living crisis" facing the country.
Government vows to create 400,000 jobs in energy sector
Business 2025-10-19 18:00
Ed Miliband says the UK's clean energy sector needs developing in order to "get bills down for good".
Betfred says all its shops may close if Reeves hikes gambling tax
Business 2025-10-19 15:00
The company's co-founder says it would be forced to close all its sites, putting 7,500 jobs at risk, if gambling taxes go up.
Families being priced out of London, Assembly told
Business 2025-10-18 16:00
There has been a drop in birth rates and the number of children living in London, experts say.
