May 16, 2013

Timeline: Facebook’s IPO a year on

Facebook founder, Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg ©AP

As Facebook’s first year as a public company draws to a close, explore the key events with this interactive timeline

Explainers

Basel III
Brooke Masters explains the most important set of changes to hit the financial services industry in a generation.
The Japanese Economy
Shinzo Abe’s new government faces an old set of economic problems.
How to visualise the large volumes of data stored by organisations
Major new developments are appearing throughout London ©Graham Parrish From LIFE & ARTS May 10, 2013

London’s changing

Major developments are rejuvenating historic landmarks and creating new ones

ENRC profiles From COMPANIES May 5, 2013

ENRC profiles

Key figures in ENRC and African mining

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Apr 28, 2013

Dutch focus on letterbox companies

FT series: why the Netherlands’ corporate tax regime is so attractive

Corporation Tax From GLOBAL ECONOMY Apr 26, 2013

Global tax map

See how corporate rates vary worldwide

US President Barack Obama ©AFP From WORLD May 3, 2013

Obama’s inner circle

Find out more about the people whom Obama considers his ‘brain trust’

China currency tracker From WORLD Apr 15, 2013

Tracking China’s currency

This interactive graphic shows changes in the present value of the renminbi

Tiger Index From GLOBAL ECONOMY Apr 14, 2013

Tiger index: Global growth at risk of stalling

Prospects for pick-up hampered by policy uncertainty and market fears

Margaret Thatcher timeline From TIMELINES Apr 8, 2013

The life of Margaret Thatcher

From Grantham to Westminster, our interactive timeline tracks the life and work of the ‘Iron Lady’, 1925-2013

Lagos to KanoTrain Nigeria ©Xan Rice From WORLD Mar 27, 2013

Nigeria hopes for railways’ resurrection

New north-to-south line aimed at reviving moribund network

World