Economic news and events

A new package of UK sanctions aiming to shut off funding to Russia’s war effort will target crypto networks.

They target cryptocurrency exchanges and the so-called...

The European Union has rebuffed a UK government push to access its single market for goods ahead of a summit set for July, UK press...

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has told cabinet colleagues to award government contracts in shipbuilding, steel-making, energy infrastructure and artificial intelligence to British companies.

Procurement in those...

A major summit on tackling global flows of dirty money has been postponed by six months as the Iran war consumes the attention of the...

Campaigners have cheered the UK chancellor’s move to take aim at oil and gas profits with plans to close a tax loophole on overseas activities...

Ireland’s producer price index inflation rate slowed markedly on a month-on-month basis in April, data published by the Central Statistics Office showed Friday.

The country’s producer...

UK public sector borrowing was higher than expected last month, numbers on Friday showed, while retail sales were shy of expectations.

The Office for National...

Irish premier Micheal Martin was embraced by Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris ahead of a meeting between the two leaders.

The Middle East,...

The UK government has announced multimillion-pound funding packages for chemicals and ceramics firms which it said will support thousands of jobs.

A £350 million so-called critical...

Rachel Reeves has announced a temporary cut in the rate of VAT on attractions such as theme parks, zoos and museums from 20% to 5%...