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For those seeking proof that even modest foreign investment can help propel Cuba's fledgling entrepreneurs, look no further than Oscar Fernandez's Havana-based dried fruit business.

A £1.3m Green Loan from HSBC has paid for high-tech new machinery

Oil prices slumped on Monday, ending three days of gains, as investors were concerned aggressive US interest rate hikes will weaken the global economy and dent fuel demand while a strengthening dollar also added to pressure. Brent crude futures for October settlement declined $1.20, or 1.2%, to $95.52 a barrel…

Calls to introduce a Queensland-style royalties system in NSW are shortsighted, and potentially very damaging to the Hunter economy, writes Stephen Galilee

Argentina's government on Sunday appointed a well-known economist and vocal critic of the policies of former President and current Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner to effectively be the second in command of the key economy ministry.

While the Thai economy had been pressured by global geopolitical tensions leading up to the National Economic and Social Development Council's decision last week to revise down the upper range of its growth forecast to 3.2% from 3.5%, the business sector also has to keep a close eye on the…

Tory leadership contest rattles on as Labour poll lead grows

It penetrates steel: just one of the pitfalls of hydrogen

Workers are getting a record low share of Australia's national income, while company profits surge. But is it just a temporary phenomenon caused by the commodities boom or a deeper structural crisis in our economy?