* Taxes set to rise, spending faces axe * Political scandal to complicate policy-making * Unlike 1970s, Britain faces no wage-price spiral * But long-term inflation worries may grow LONDON, June 12 - When Labour...
* China confirms plans to allow foreign companies to list * China and Britain urge haste on IMF, World Bank reform * Brown raises human rights, Tibet with China's Wang LONDON, May 11 - China...
* China confirms plans to allow foreign companies to list * China and Britain urge haste on IMF, World Bank reform * British finance minister meets Chinese vice-premier Wang LONDON, May 11 - China and...
* Move aimed at ensuring new technologies don't harm privacy * Shares in technology provider Phorm down 2 percent * Britain has two months to respond, could go to EU court * Phorm says its...
* Move aimed at ensuring new technologies don't harm privacy * Shares in technology provider Phorm down 2 percent * Britain has two months to respond, could go to EU court BRUSSELS, April 14 -...
LONDON, March 30 - Britain said it would support a further meeting of G20 nations this year, Prime Minister Gordon Brown's spokesman said on Monday, adding that London's summit was "part of a process" rather...
* China Feb exports slump; German factory orders slide * IMF: governments moving too slowly on toxic bank assets * UBS revises 2008 net loss up to $18 billion * U.S., Britain urge economies to...
WASHINGTON/LONDON, March 11 - The United States and Britain agreed on Wednesday that leading economies should spend more for as long as necessary to break a global recession while they try to tighten rules against...
* China Feb exports slump; German factory orders slide * IMF: governments moving too slowly on toxic bank assets * UBS revises 2008 net loss up to $18 billion * U.S., Britain urge economies to...
LONDON, Jan 21 - Britain urged China on Wednesday to play its part on the world stage by helping to tackle the global financial crisis and to combat climate change. "We need China to play...