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IMF urges El Salvador to remove Bitcoin as legal tender (BBC Economy 2022-01-26 04:54:14)
Officials say the decision poses risks to financial stability and consumer protection in the country.
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IMF expert: Families may need help with energy bills (BBC Economy 2022-01-25 21:15:49)
The IMF says the global economy is entering 2022 in a weaker position than previously expected.
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Families may need energy bill help, says IMF expert (BBC Economy 2022-01-25 17:54:47)
The IMF says the global economy is entering 2022 in a weaker position than previously expected.
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Covid: UK economy set to grow more slowly than forecast, says IMF (BBC Economy 2022-01-25 14:02:51)
The IMF says the global economy is entering 2022 in a weaker position than previously expected.
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Inflation surge sends UK interest payments higher (BBC Economy 2022-01-25 09:27:51)
The amount of interest paid on government debt was the highest for a December on record.
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Covid travel tests axed in England and Scotland for fully vaccinated (BBC Economy 2022-01-24 18:28:57)
From 11 February, arrivals in England and Scotland will no longer have to take a test within 48 hours.
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Omicron spread led shoppers to desert High Street (BBC Economy 2022-01-21 09:10:02)
Retail sales fell 3.7% last month as Plan B restrictions hit pre-Christmas spending.
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Property shares in Hong Kong jump after China cuts key mortgage rate (BBC Economy 2022-01-20 05:48:03)
The central bank's move comes as concerns grow about a slowdown in the world's second largest economy.
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US and UK finally sit down on steel tariffs (BBC Economy 2022-01-19 19:21:03)
The US and UK have opened formal discussions on border taxes on UK steel and aluminium.
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What high inflation means - in 90 seconds (BBC Economy 2022-01-19 17:08:28)
The BBC's consumer affairs correspondent, Colletta Smith, breaks it down.
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Surging food prices push inflation to 30-year high (BBC Economy 2022-01-19 14:53:39)
The UK's cost of living surged by 5.4% in the 12 months to December, hitting its highest level since 1992.
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Gen Z on battling soaring inflation for the first time (BBC Economy 2022-01-19 11:27:17)
Those aged 18 to 25 have never experienced inflation before in their lives - how are they coping?
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Gen Z: The people who've never seen soaring prices before (BBC Economy 2022-01-19 10:35:11)
Those aged 18 to 25 have never experienced inflation before in their lives - how are they coping?
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Inflation: Cost of living rises at fastest pace for 30 years (BBC Economy 2022-01-19 10:20:13)
The UK's cost of living surged by 5.4% in the 12 months to December, hitting its highest level since 1992.
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Winter Olympics: Snowboard company Burton defends working in Xinjiang (BBC Economy 2022-01-19 00:14:27)
Watch as Burton China's chief executive is quizzed on operating in the troubled region.
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Pay rises fail to keep up with the cost of living (BBC Economy 2022-01-18 15:19:58)
Data shows weekly wage growth fell for the first time since July 2020 but vacancies hit a new record.
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Wealth of world's 10 richest men doubled in pandemic, Oxfam says (BBC Economy 2022-01-17 14:17:44)
Covid-19 has made the rich richer while poverty has increased, the charity Oxfam says.
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China cuts interest rates as economic growth slows (BBC Economy 2022-01-17 05:04:00)
Compared to a year earlier, the economy grew 4% in the last three months of 2021, official figures show.
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UK economy above pre-Covid levels in November (BBC Economy 2022-01-14 11:54:11)
Faster than expected growth meant the economy was 0.7% larger than in February 2020, official figures show.
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Inflation: South Korea raises rates to pre-pandemic level (BBC Economy 2022-01-14 02:49:06)
Its third interest rate hike in six months comes as it tries to contain rising prices and debt.