The question for 2011: what price keeping HSBC & Standard Chartered headquartered in Britain?
Faisal Islam assesses what the true cost will be if major banking institutions start to flee UK shores.
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Faisal Islam assesses what the true cost will be if major banking institutions start to flee UK shores.
Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Faisal Islam will be presenting a live Dispatches debate into whether the government should #sellornot its assets to cut the deficit. Follow it all on our live blog.
Long one of the most reliable sectors of UK industry, the pharmaceutical sector faces tough times ahead, as Faisal Islam writes.
Faisal Islam’s full interview with RBS Chief Executive Stephen Hester.
Faisal Islam listens in on Colonel Gaddafi’s extraordinary speech, made as thousands protest against his regime. Is it his last stand?
The Bank of England lowers its growth forecast and signals a rise in interest rates to tame inflation – but Faisal Islam says the Monetary Policy Committee cannot agree on the way forward.
Economics Editor Faisal Islam analyses the latest inflation figures and says an interest rate rise is likely in four or five months
As inflation rises to 4 per cent, Economics Editor Faisal Islam says an interest rate increase is likely in the next four or five months.
The Big Society will need the backing of big businesses and “corporate giving”, but as yet there are no signs of Victorian style philanthropists, writes Faisal Islam.
Is the £800m bank levy enough to please the public – or does the tax need to be higher? And why was the decision seemingly so last minute? Faisal Islam investigates.
Chancellor George Osborne makes the bank levy permanent and immediate in a decision finalised on Monday by a Coalition “stung” by accusations they had given the banks a tax cut writes, Faisal Islam.
The Labour Leader, Ed Miliband, says young people are the victims of the Coalition Government’s deficit-cutting plan. Faisal Islam investigates.
Food prices are hitting record highs around the world – and it’s no coincidence that riots and revolutions are taking place, writes Faisal Islam.
US drug maker Pfizer is to close its major UK research centre, a decision described as a “shocking wake-up call” by British scientists. Faisal Islam looks at the impact on the UK economy.
It was quite some moment. Applause at the arrival of two new ministers in the Tunisian government alongside the new Central Bank governor at Davos, blogs Faisal Islam.