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The UK economy shrank more than first thought between January and March, contracting 2.2% in the joint largest fall since 1979, official figures show.more

Boris Johnson has said now is the time to be "ambitious" about the UK's future, as he set out a post-coronavirus recovery plan.more

US states are pausing reopening plans amid a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalisations. Among the states stepping back is California, which reported a record surge in COVID-19 on Monday.more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced today that the government should take an active and interventionist approach to the economy, and a program like the US New Deal from the 1930s is needed to overcome the crisis caused by the epidemic.more

The Prime Minister is set to use the inspiration of the national coronavirus response for a plan dubbed "Project Speed", fast-tracking major building projects across the country to fuel the UK’s economic recovery.more

Originally from Portugal, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said that normalization of the world situation in connection with the coronavirus pandemic can be expected only in 2-3 years. He reserved, however, that this is the most optimistic scenario.more

The European Commission has announced that it has approved the German government's public support of EUR 6 billion for Lufthansa. This support will take the form of a recapitalization of Deutsche Lufthansa AG, the parent company of the Lufthansa group.more

The International Monetary Fund has lowered its global growth forecast for this year and next in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. It now predicts a decline of almost 5% in 2020, substantially worse than its forecast only 10 weeks ago in April.more

The U.S. is weighing new tariffs on US$3.1 billion of exports from France, Germany, Spain and the U.K., adding to an arsenal of measures the Trump administration is using against the European Union that could spiral into a wider transatlantic trade fight later this summer.more

The Bank of England (BoE) in the initial phase of the crisis, caused by the coronavirus epidemic, saved the British government from being unable to finance expenses, said Governor Andrew Bailey in an interview with Sky News.more

Drinkers may have to register before going to pubs when they reopen after a further easing of lockdown measures, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said. Mr Hancock said the UK is "clearly on track" to relax restrictions, with the hospitality sector set to reopen as early as July 4 and haircuts also expected to resume around that time.more

In May, the UK government borrowed a record £ 55.2 billion, resulting in more than 100 percent public debt for the first time since 1963. GDP - British ONS statistical office reported.more

Delivery firm DPD and B&Q owner Kingfisher are hiring thousands more staff in the UK to help meet the surge in demand for goods bought online.more

The Bank of England has decided to pump a record £ 100 billion into the British economy. This movement is intended to be a response to the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus epidemic.more

Investors' moods are the worst in history, foreign investments go head-to-head, but projects have increased in Poland. Among the countries that have defended against COVID-19, we have the most of them - the Polish daily "Puls Biznesu" reports.more

The UK announced on Wednesday that it would seek to join the CPTPP Free Trade Agreement, which is a renewed version of the Transpacific Partnership (TPP).more

Britain formally inaugurated free trade talks with Australia and New Zealand on Wednesday. According to the British government, exports to both countries will increase by one billion pounds a year.more

Ever since the famous automotive journalist started running his own farm near Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire, he became very sensitive to the future of British agriculture. He believes that as a result of Brexit, Great Britain will now be flooded with cheaper and worse food from abroad.more

The number of workers on UK payrolls dived more than 600,000 between March and May, official figures suggest.more

The Swiss economy is expected to suffer its biggest contraction since the mid-1970s this year, with financial stability risks increasing globally due spiraling corporate and state debt.more

The deputy head of the European Commission, Viera Jourova, announced to the European Parliament today that the European Commission will be pushing for a mechanism for making the payment of EU funds dependent on compliance with the rule of law in the future EU budget. The politician pointed out that conclusions should be drawn from what happened during the outbreak of the pandemic.more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the heads of the main institutions of the European Union Ursula von der Leyen, Charles Michel and David Sassoli will try during today's video conference to break the deadlock in talks about future relations between London and Brussels. more

Tenants disappear from Polish office buildings, although the vacancy rate is rising slowly; work spaces are awaiting rearrangement - reports today's Puls Biznesu.more

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has said he will be "ready to take action" to help the UK economy weather the coronavirus crisis. He was speaking after figures showed that the country's economy shrank by 20.4% in April - the largest monthly contraction on record - as the country spent its first full month in lockdown.more

The French PSA auto manufacturer will move several hundred Polish workers from its Gliwice, southern Poland plant to its factory in Sevelnord Hordain, whose crew has been depleted by coronavirus epidemic downtime, France's AFP news agency said on Friday.more