The leader of Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) accused Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday of fuelling support for France's far-right National Front by insisting on tighter budgets during the euro zone crisis.

• December 12, 2015

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' governing majority is looking fragile as crunch time approaches for a pension reform that will test his resolve to impose painful measures to satisfy Athens' international creditors.

• December 11, 2015

Oil prices plummeted to their lowest levels since the depths of the global recession in February 2009 as investors braced for a flood of Iranian oil in an already glutted market.

• December 8, 2015

Kazakhstan has become the 162nd member of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

• December 7, 2015

The International Monetary Fund on Monday, as expected, admitted China's yuan into its benchmark currency basket in a victory for Beijing's campaign for recognition as a global economic power.

• November 30, 2015

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree imposing economic sanctions against Turkey on Saturday, four days after Turkey shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian-Turkish border.

• November 28, 2015

Oil prices jumped and government debt prices edged up on Tuesday after Turkish jets shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border, adding to worries about tensions in the Middle East.

• November 24, 2015

Egypt's revaluation of the pound this week has raised expectations of a major shift in how it manages a long-running currency crisis, with evidence growing that the central bank may be preparing for a more flexible exchange rate mechanism.

• November 13, 2015