BUSINESS

Party leaders in Greece's ruling coalition end talks on details for a crucial 130bn-euro EU rescue plan without agreement.

When working in a new country can prove unlucky

Staffing issues plague Gulf start-ups

Saudi Arabia is awarding bursaries to young Saudis to help them start their own businesses.

The Middle East's experts on maritime security are meeting in Abu Dhabi this week and talk of Iran's threats of closing the Strait of Hormuz will feature prominently.

Seven England players and Ireland batsman Kevin O'Brien fail to attract bids at the Indian Premier League auction.

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will visit China next week to discuss the future of Canada's oil products.

Freezing weather sweeping across Europe is causing a shortage of vital Russian gas supplies to several countries, officials say.

The way annuities are sold is costing half a million retirees each year as much as £1bn in future pension income, the National Association of Pension Funds says.

Do the super-rich pay their way?

Credit unions hope a new law will boost membership numbers

Virgin Atlantic is forcing successful job applicants to pay for their own criminal record checks, Radio 4's Money Box reveals.

The US economy created 243,000 jobs in January, while the unemployment rate fell to 8.3%, official figures show.

Barack Obama challenges Congress to keep the recovery going as new data shows unemployment down to its lowest rate in three years.

Most Portuguese unions back the government's structural reforms, the Portuguese economy minister, Alvaro Santos Pereira tells the BBC.

Apple is granted a suspension of a sales ban imposed on some of its iPads and iPhones in Germany.

The price of gas around Europe has risen sharply due to increased demand as a result of the cold weather and reports of reduced supply from Russia.

The Premier League and the importers of foreign satellite TV decoder boxes and cards are both claiming victory after their latest court battle

The BBC's Jamie Robertson on growth in the eurozone - and Spanish plans to raise more capital.

Twelve months on from the revolution in Egypt, the country's tourism industry is continuing to struggle.