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George Osborne has reached agreement with seven Whitehall departments on savings ministers want to make in 2015.

CBI quarterly survey shows hotels, bars and restaurants have enjoyed biggest rise in trade in almost six years

Retailer accused of scheme in which goods shipped to Europe from UK are invoiced to Irish subsidiary at lower rate

British businesses should look for funding outside the banking sector, Business Secretary Vince Cable has said, marking the latest effort to generate growth among small-and medium-sized businesses.

The boss of the world’s biggest ports group has made a unique pledge to help British exporters in “any way” he can to break into new markets in Asia and Latin America.

HM Revenue & Customs is investigating hundreds of UK accountants, lawyers and professional advisors suspected of concealing assets in offshore tax havens for wealthy clients, following the largest leak of offshore data ever received by the UK tax authority.

More people are getting permanent jobs and the hiring of temporary workers has declined, according to a monthly survey of 400 recruitment companies.

European proposals that would allow Britons to switch to a bank account in another country could hasten the demise of free banking, experts have warned.

Justin King, the chief executive of J Sainsbury, has dealt a blow to the Coalition’s claims that it is building a competitive tax system by warning that cuts in corporation tax are being offset by increases in other levies.

David Cameron and Nick Clegg have promised to “fire up our private sector” as the Queen announced the government’s agenda for the next year.

UN agency warns of unrest with global youth unemployment forecast to reach 12.8% by 2018 after falling since 2009

Bob Diamond said he had underestimated the strength of public opinion towards bankers that contributed to his dismissal from Barclays last year.

The European Central Bank (ECB) said it was “ready to act if needed”, should more be required to boost the eurozone’s economic health.

Bailed out bank’s chairman uses strongest language yet to talk of sale, as it reports first-quarter profits of £826m

Millions of workers are in “precarious employment” that could be jeopardised by any further deterioration in the economy, government research suggests – with the smallest businesses most likely to be “hoarding” staff they no longer need.