The state debt of the United Kingdom is as big as the country's gross domestic product for the first time since the 1960s. Britain's government has warned that tough decisions need to be made.

The longest-running measure of consumer confidence fell sharply in September, raising concerns about whether government ...

The findings of the GfK survey chime with official retail sales figures also released on Friday which showed sales growth was ...

The French government, which missed a deadline this week to set a blueprint to lower its debt and deficit, is struggling to ...

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda made a big step backward by repealing a law that regulated the executive’s ...

UK government borrowing came in higher than forecast in the first five months of the fiscal year, keeping Chancellor Rachel ...

In June 1945, shortly after the end of the Second World War, 51 countries signed the charter establishing the United Nations (UN), which came to existence in October 1945, after half of those ...

The Bank of England looks set to keep interest rates on hold on Thursday as it awaits signs that inflation risks are quashed, ...

As the October 30 Budget looms, Rob Wood, chief UK economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, stressed that Ms Reeves will need to ...

Shadow security minister wants contest decided so new leader can respond to Rachel Reeves’ spending plans and ‘pin Labour ...