Economic crisis: special report

Nicolas Sarkozy says Bill Gates’ proposal of a ‘Robin Hood’ tax on financial transactions is “technically possible”, during the meeting of G20 leaders in Cannes.

The UK economy grew by 0.5 per cent between July and September. However, an economist warns Channel 4 News there are still “reasons to be nervous”.

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou may be forced to step down at any moment, Channel 4 News is told.

Amid reports that Greece’s defence minister has sacked his defence chiefs, premier Papandreou fights to hold his government together over a referendum pledge on the latest eurozone bailout.

Nick Clegg’s announcement that 37,000 new jobs will be created by using £1bn from the regional growth fund may be over-optimistic, a leading economist tells Channel 4 News.

As leading organisations warn problems in the global economy could lead to international unrest, Gary Gibbon reports on the latest setback in the eurozone crisis – a Greek referendum on the bailout.

The Bishop of London has told the protesters camped outside St Paul’s that they should have a dialogue but that it would be wise for the Church to pursue legal options too.

Directors in top companies received a 49 per cent pay rise in the last year, despite minimal growth in their companies, says a new study.

An outline deal to save the eurozone has been agreed – but does it still need China’s input to succeed? Let’s hope not, because a top economist tells Channel 4 News the country may not be interested.

Chancellor George Osborne welcomes the eurozone deal but says the “ultimate lesson” of the crisis is that “if you can’t pay your way, you’ll be next in firing line”.

We track the repeat “crunch talks” which punctuate the eurozone debt crisis, as a global finance expert tells Channel 4 News Europe’s leaders are wrestling with an “ungovernable system”.

As EU leaders meet in Brussels to agree a debt rescue deal, Channel 4 News is told that Germans believe Chancellor Angela Merkel is “out of her depth”.

As storm clouds gather around the euro, with European leaders meeting in Brussels to try to fix the crisis, Channel 4 News asks a leading economist what the future may hold.

Reports that Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has agreed to resign in the next three months are denied by his office.

Ahead of a key meeting of European leaders, jitters spread globally that it may not be enough to solve the eurozone crisis. A stockbroker tells Channel 4 News the markets need clarification.