What a simple handbag may tell us about China’s confidence
What’s in a handbag? If that bag is carried by China’s first lady, perhaps a symbol of the stylish confidence the country is now exuding.
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What’s in a handbag? If that bag is carried by China’s first lady, perhaps a symbol of the stylish confidence the country is now exuding.
Cyprus secures a last-minute, 10bn euro bailout in a deal which will see its second largest bank closed and those with the largest deposits facing a levy to raise funds.
Cyprus’ president held last minute talks with eurozone ministers in a last ditch attempt to agree a bailout deal, as cash withdrawals on the island are cut to 100 euros.
Cyprus is confronting a grim choice – either levy 5.8bn euros from people’s bank accounts or let its banks collapse and face exit from the eurozone.
As the banking crisis in Cyprus continues, what comes next? And what has happened to other EU countries that have been bailed out?
Amid cashpoint queues and rumours of bank closures, politicians scramble to reach a deal on how to raise 5.8bn euros before the Monday deadline imposed by the European Central Bank.
The economic crisis in Cyprus is leading to a number of flights. Economics Editor Faisal Islam sees a parallel with the economic landscape of America in the 1930s.
As the bank closure is extended until next week, Cypriot business leaders warn of a question of survival as the government struggles to find a way out of its financial crisis.
The Cypriot parliament votes against plans to tax people’s bank deposits to secure a bailout from the EU and IMF. Meanwhile, the RAF flies 1 million euros in to keep British forces there in cash.
Eurozone finance ministers agree on a bailout for Cyprus, marking the fifth international rescue package in three years of the debt crisis.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg insists the economy recovery was on track, despite calls from the International Monetary Foundation’s chief economist and Boris Johnson to re-think austerity plans.
Britain’s economic growth has taken an unexpected knock, raising fears of a triple-dip recession. But are these fears well grounded or is there hope on the horizon? Channel 4 News investigates.
The UK economy contracted by 0.3 per cent in the final quarter of 2012, according to official figures, increasing the likelihood of an unprecedented triple-dip recession.
On 25 January 2011 Tahrir Square became the focal point for a public outpouring of anger against the rule of Hosni Mubarak. As violence breaks out in Egypt again, Channel 4 News asks what has changed?
The economic future is bleak, but the chancellor wants to stick to his deficit reduction plan – so something has to give. Is he planning a VAT hike to 22.5 per cent? A stamp duty rise on luxury homes?