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Russia says it is planning new measures to stabilise the rouble after its slump against the dollar.

Chancellor George Osborne is to deliver his last Budget of the Parliament on 18 March 2015, weeks before the election.

Employers could scupper the season of goodwill by leaving their staff exposed to a tax charge after their Christmas party, accountants warn.

The prolonged slump in the price of oil forces oil-export dependent Nigeria to revise its budget plans, prompting its currency to fall to a record low.

Scrutiny of sweetheart deals granted to businesses by national governments extended

Wage growth picked up in the three months to October and outstripped the rise in the cost of living, while unemployment fell again, official figures show.