Fresh insolvency rules are designed to redraft the rules of capitalism but are becoming bogged down in legal challenges

Facing a currency crisis and a re-election bid, the president finally allowed interest rates to rise. But investors fear he is micromanaging the economy

Competition for natural resources, research and tourism is putting pressure on the cold war-era treaty that guarantees order on the continent

New government must overcome scepticism to fulfil promises to curb corruption and introduce populist policies

Corruption and the country’s worst recession has devastated mainstream parties

As it prepares for midterms, the party faces a schism between its establishment and its left flank

The EU’s rules for data privacy were once derided as restrictive, but after the Facebook scandal Brussels hopes they will help bring big tech to heel

Years late and billions over budget the first European Pressurised Reactor is set to become operational. Its success is critical for France

Boycotted by some of its neighbours, the Gulf state is spending $200bn on infrastructure and opening new trade routes. But is it sustainable?

Once an ultra-nationalist, the president now sees EU membership as a catalyst for reform

Prison sentence for Wu Xiaohui is a cautionary tale about Beijing’s control of business

China’s digital protectionism is as great a threat as barriers it puts up for physical goods

The decision to pull out of the Iran deal is the latest example of the administration’s aggressive unilateralism

A new generation faces waning influence in Beijing and rising anger over inequality

Fixed income is being dragged into the 21st century with a shift towards electronic trading on exchanges

With the health system floundering, the government plans a national insurance scheme

Record numbers of bankruptcies and store closures have devastated the retail sector. So why is the beauty market thriving?

Two hundred years after the birth of Karl Marx, his ideas are taking a bigger role in the economy and society under Xi Jinping

Massaging the president’s ego does not guarantee results and can cause a backlash at home