In the second year of his presidency, Emmanuel Macron must work out how to help the country’s start-ups expand internationally

Following a week of upheaval in Westminster, it is not clear if May’s government will survive — or if any exit deal can pass parliament

More than 200 Chinese-language publications reprint content from state media. The Communist party believes the coverage helps mute opposition from the diaspora

The continent’s lenders are looking at takeover deals to build scale and defend themselves against US rivals, but is the timing right?

US president’s stance may become clearer as he meets Russian leader and attends Nato summit

Many British companies could benefit from improving simple management practices, or just adopting them in the first place

Some 70 per cent of goods are transported by road, but a shortage of drivers and soaring demand could put a brake on growth 

Will a US probe into possible bribery and corruption force one of the world’s biggest mining and trading groups to rein in its risk-taking culture?

America’s anxiety about Chinese technological prowess is reflected in Washington where politicians are rethinking their attitudes to foreign investment

Upstream projects will produce energy and jobs, but Iraq fears for livelihoods downstream

Low barriers to entry and weakening rental yields mean the real worth of the office space company is closer to $3bn

The fate of the Swiss group will be a defining test for an industry under pressure from changing consumer tastes and activist investors

Ranch owners are using blockchain to prove the quality of their cattle as the state passes laws to attract cryptocurrency start-ups

John Flannery is unravelling many of the deals signed by the two previous chief executives

Macron has won Merkel’s support for his budget plan but their detractors could scupper the project at an EU summit dominated by migration

As young people flock to affordable cities like Denver, the people who grew up there are being displaced

Carmaker’s ‘just-in-time’ production would be hit if UK leaves the EU customs union

Growth is strong but further reform will be needed to produce the results promised by a government hoping for re-election next year

Prime minister pushes for an agreement that looks like a single market for goods but not services

Trade wars and the targeting of minority groups in the US and some EU countries have strong historical echoes

An energised opposition believes it can use Sunday’s polls to thwart the president as he moves to tighten control over the country