An agreement has been reached at the Russia-Africa summit in Sochi to establish a mechanism for funding trade deals. It is aimed at giving Russian exporters access to the African market. “The deal is designed to develop cooperation with African states by arranging mechanisms of issuing loans for joint foreign trade projects,” the Russian Export...
Japanese and South Korean prime ministers agreed on the importance of improving ties but made no apparent breakthrough on Thursday during the first high-level meeting since the neighbors' relations nose-dived over trade and history disputes. South Korea's Lee Nak-yon handed Japanese leader Shinzo Abe a letter from South Korean President Moon Jae-in during the talks,...
Investment platform AJ Bell, whose shares have become a favourite with investors in a turbulent time for rival Hargreaves Lansdown, has boosted the number of customers it attracted in its first year since going public.
Edinburgh Zoo have revealed their newest arrivals are two boys and a girl.
Shares in Shoe Zone have leapt higher after the retailer said it made “strong progress” despite challenging trading conditions in the second half of the financial year.
New cancer treatments and an impressive emerging markets performance has helped drugs giant AstraZeneca hike its full-year sales outlook for the second quarter running.
President Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday that he has proposed former economy minister Thierry Breton as France's candidate for a major portfolio in the European Commission. Atos technology group CEO Breton was Jacques Chirac's economy minister from 2005 to 2007 having taken an ailing France Telecom to privatization. Members of European Parliament had earlier rejected...
