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Don’t bet on China to end the volatility

28.09.09
The roots of the financial crisis lie not in the greed and excess of a handful of the world’s bankers, nor in their reward systems or penchant for innovation... more

Power shift as developing countries get a global role

25.09.09
Balance of world economic power irrevocably shifts as China and India were officially given roles in determing future of financial policymaking in the West ... more

First Ladies' king of ravioli opens London restaurant

02.09.09
A chef who was complimented by world leaders' wives at this year's G8 summit in Rome has opened his first London restaurant... more

G8’s £12bn in food aid for the poor is ‘scraps at table’

10.07.09
Gordon Brown hails a £12 billion aid deal agreed at the G8 to boost food security in poor nations... more

Brown and Obama bring Gaddafi in from the cold

10.07.09
Gordon Brown met Colonel Gaddafi for talks at the G8 summit - believed to be the first time they have come face to face... more

WORLD: Obama calls world leaders to nuclear security summit

09.07.09
Barack Obama is to call a summit on nuclear security in Washington next March amid rising fears over Iran's missile testing... more

Ed Miliband urges 'more ambition' in climate change battle

09.07.09
Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband calls for for "more ambition" in the fight against global warming... more

Britain wins backing from G8 over detained embassy employee

09.07.09
Britain has won strong support from G8 nations in its row with Iran over a detained embassy employee... more

Shame on the no-shows for Silvio Berlusconi's big day

09.07.09
In real life, when someone’s having a bad year, families tend to rally round. But the top table of world leaders isn’t like that, it seems ... more

Sarah Brown meets quake-hit families

09.07.09
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G8 and climate change: targets are not enough

09.07.09
The world leaders gathered at the G8 summit in L'Aquila cannot, at least, be faulted for a want of optimism... more

Chinese troops force calm on city torn by ethnic riots

09.07.09
Chinese security forces put on a show of strength in the tense Xinjiang capital today after days of ethnic violence that has killed 150 people... more

Chaotic start to Berlusconi's G8 summit

08.07.09
G8 summit got off to a chaotic start with its host Silvio Berlusconi being accused of failing to fulfil his pledges on overseas aid... more

As ex-topless model meets G8 wives, France’s first lady stays away

08.07.09
A former topless model was today joining Sarah Brown for tea with the Pope as the G8 summit of the world’s leading nations began... more

Tougher regulation is all to the good

08.07.09
The Chancellor, Alistair Darling, sets out the Government's proposals for reforming the banking system in a White Paper today... more

EU leaders upbeat as new bank rules launch

19.06.09
Heads of state of European Union countries declared that the first signs of a "sustainable economic recovery" had arrived, and pledged radical changes to financial regulation... more

£5 billion gilts sale to test confidence in UK economy

15.06.09
The British Government has hired Barclays, Goldman Sachs, HSBC and RBS to sell a bumper £5 billion of gilts this week... more

Recession worst is yet to come, IMF warns

15.06.09
The worst of the global economic crisis may be yet to come, the head of the International Monetary Fund has warned... more

Bomb victim's father speaks out about inquest delays

28.04.09
The father of a July 7 victim has spoken of the pain caused by the delay in holding inquests for those killed - and voiced fears the hearings could be held in secret... more

Face it: the anarchist kids in hoodies did the summit a huge favour

02.04.09
Cameras, fight, action: the events in the City proved to be more photo opportunity than the bringing down of capitalism – mirroring the non-event of the summit itself... more

Glossy photocalls and charity lunches for the first wives club

27.03.09
A full programme has been arranged for the partners of the world's leaders attending the G20 summit although security considerations are preventing disclosure of its details until the last minute... more

Don't bank on world's leaders to rescue us

05.03.09
A word that had gone out of fashion is cropping up more and more these days. It is leadership - as in the question "where is the leadership?"... more

Shift that's the real issue at Rio

24.02.09
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Seasonal spirit for charity's sake

24.12.08
The good news is that charities across London are overwhelmed by offers of help from volunteers for Christmas. But the recession has undoubtedly hit charities hard...... more

Family food bills soar by 7% as inflation pressure grows

09.07.08
Food prices have jumped by an average of seven per cent in a year in a further blow to households struggling to deal with the soaring cost of living... more

French farce at Ambassade de l'ile

09.07.08
As the credit crunch bites, the haute cuisine at new south Kensington restaurant Ambassade de l'ile seems out of touch with the times.... more

Corn hits high after US floods

16.06.08
The price of corn hit new records as floods damaged crops in the US, the world's largest producer and exporter, increasing fears consumers could be hit by further rises in food costs... more

PM warns biofuel rush will push up food prices

10.04.08
Gordon Brown warns G8 leaders the rush to turn farmland over to growing biofuel feedstocks will continue to push up food prices... more

Stand by for new subprime crisis

06.03.08
Given how much attention has been paid to the problem of subprime lending in the US domestic mortgage business, it is astonishing how little has been paid to subprime lending in the area of private equity... more

Global warming tale that doesn't hold water

22.10.07
Filter's well-acted but uninspired three-hander looks at our inability to work together to solve problems like global warming.... more

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