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As it is revealed Barclays employed tax avoidance schemes to dodge an estimated half a billion pounds of tax, Channel 4 News looks at how widespread these devices are and what they involve.
Eurozone governments finally agree a second bailout package for Greece after months of wrangling and a last round of more than 12 hours of talks in Brussels.
As Greece is handed a new 130bn euro lifeline, Channel 4 News asks whether it will stave off collapse – and what the deal means for the Greek people.
I have just spoken to the Dutch finance minister Jan Kees de Jager, on his way in to today’s euro group meeting. Mr de Jager’s comments to me in English and some in Dutch made just before caused a marked popping of the europhoria bubble and a sharp move in the foreign exchange markets.
Greek economist Yanis Varoufakis writes for Channel 4 News about why the euro crisis should not simply be seen through the prism of a famous Aesop fable.
With eurozone finance ministers discussing a second rescue package for indebted Greece, Channel 4 News analyses the terms of the deal.
The PM claimed that commercial ties were “deep and growing”. Yet just before Christmas, FactCheck recalls France’s finance minister showing a somewhat less than deep and growing enthusiasm for our economy – and British banks were seen whipping billions out of French bonds. FactCheck takes a look at Britain’s commerce with her old allies.
Petrol bombs and burning down buildings has been the Greek public’s response to austerity measures. The Irish go for a more understated display of disgruntlement, as journalist Leo Enright explains.
Plans to penalise those who pay off student loans early seem likely to be ditched. But would it be wise to try and pay the government back before you need to ?
Nicolas Sarkozy launches his bid for a second term on Wednesday night, but polls suggest he’s the most unpopular incumbent president in French history, and is trailing far behind his socialist rival.
Eurozone finance ministers drop plans for a face-to-face meeting about Greece’s new international bailout, saying party leaders in Athens have failed to provide the required commitment to reform.
Moody’s has put Britain’s coveted AAA rating on negative outlook, making a downgrade more likely. What effect would this have on the country?
As Pakistan’s political crisis deepens, Anwar Akhtar, an expert in south Asian politics and culture, looks at everyday life in the tumultuous country – and picks his top ten observations.
The rioting clean-up continues in Greece, as EU countries give a cautious welcome to the government’s austerity vote.
As Greek protesters take to the streets, PM Lucas Papademos urges his politicians to back the unpopular financial bailout or condemn the country to “uncontrolled economic chaos and social explosion”.