ONE of the largest Russian-focused real estate companies is reportedly considering delisting from the London Stock Exchange.

FOR those agonising whether to follow the example of veteran multi-billionaire American investor Warren Buffett and dip a toe into banking shares, events are set to put them o

CHINESE financial institutions have grown stronger in profitability and risk-resisting ability amid the global financial crisis and the financial system "is sound and sa

GLOBAL fundraising has fallen to its lowest level in more than five years, as volatility causes companies to shun turbulent markets.

BELGIUM and Luxembourg were last night desperately searching for a buyer for troubled financial group Fortis before markets opened this morning.

ICELANDIC authorities were yesterday in talks with its central bank and pension funds to inject up to 10 billion (£7.8bn) into the country's ailing banking system.

OUTSIDE is the sort of castle that only a fairytale with serious aspirations could conjure. Crafted into an imposing, ornamental confectionery by Scotland's celebrated arc

BUSINESSES need to stop treating students as if they are characters from The Young Ones if they want them to use their services, a marketing specialist has warned.

IRELAND will examine the possibility of allowing UK banks to benefit from its 400 billion (£310bn) deposit guarantee scheme, the country's finance minister has p

PETER Kurer, the new chairman of Swiss investment bank UBS, will earn less than half as much as his predecessor, he has said. His salary is set to be less than 10 million Swi

SPEEDING up journeys between Scotland's two largest cities by 15 minutes would boost the country's economy by more than £40 million a year, a new study shows.

ASDA is launching a new non-food business to compete with larger rival Tesco and Home Retail's Argos.

THE head of Électricité de France (EDF) in Britain has promised British Energy's East Kilbride office will retain a core role in the future of a combined group

INVESTORS fears that Sainsbury's is suffering in the economic downturn are likely to be confirmed this week with the supermarket chain set to report a drop in growth as c

READING the business pages of yesterday's newspapers was a pretty depressing experience.

THE credit crunch is now hitting the top-quality end of Scotland's residential property market, with HBOS-backed Heritor's Group being forced to put developments on ho

ICELANDIC authorities will produce a financial stability plan this week to calm growing anxiety over the country's free-falling currency and its banking sector.

THE UK economy is entering the eye of a storm as banks around the world are bailed out amid consumer panic, and families and companies feel the icy blast of the credit crunch

EMERGENCY bank bailouts. Emergency bank rescues. Emergency deposit guarantees. And coming with a force incredible: emergency summits, emergency interest rate cuts - and, soon

ALEX Orr admits he found watching events evolve last week scary and challenging. Yet like many, the 37-year-old communications consultant is worrying unnecessarily.