6:47pm

Cyprus investors fear bank bailout losses

Junior bondholders protest in Bank of Cyprus's foyer ©EPA

Finance minister warns of debt writedown for junior bondholders

6:44pm

Russia’s growth slows to 3.4%

Call for reforms to diversify economy from oil and gas

6:25pm

Italy’s gays hope election will bring reform

Parties seek the gay vote without alienating Catholics

Spanish Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy ©Gianfranco Tripodo 5:23pm

Rajoy drawn into corruption scandal

Newspaper publishes ‘accounts’ of secret payments going right to the top

democratic party leader Bersani, Mario Monti Prime Minister, and Silvo Berlusconi ©FT Graphic 4:50pm

Political gloom surrounds Italy election

Investors shrug off instability as hung parliament likely

Deutsche Bank ©Bloomberg From COMPANIES 7:14pm

Deutsche Bank gets back in the race

Group has raised capital ratios more quickly than expected

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 6:49pm

IMF fails to agree on EU voting power

Emerging economies frustrated they are under-represented

From COMPANIES 5:52pm

Move to stamp out bank inconsistencies

Days numbered for ‘à la carte’ view of Basel rules

From COMPANIES 5:24pm

Study fuels fears on bank safety

Lenders accused of manipulating key measure

Ingram Pinn illustration ©Ingram Pinn Philip Stephens from COMMENT 5:18pm

Gloomsters buried the euro too soon

The end point looks likely to be tighter economic union that falls short of political federalism

BRUSSELS 3:06pm

EU faces up to China over trade dispute

Fears arise of row boiling over into a fully fledged trade war

From LIFE & ARTS 1:06pm

Beckham joins Paris Saint-Germain

Former England captain to donate salary to charity

From MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA 9:50am

Russia concerned over Israeli air strike

Moscow says attack near Lebanon-Syria border violates UN charter

Jan 30, 2013

Paris pressure to get tough on banks

Reform bill falls short of EU-wide proposals

From COMMENT Jan 30, 2013

Mali could make France governable

Intervention may benefit the president, writes Dominique Moisi

BRUSSELS Jan 30, 2013

EU halts €5bn for Poland over fraud fears

Brussels blocks funds after highways price-fixing charges

Editorial from COMMENT Jan 30, 2013

Truth and statistics

Greece’s statistics boss is scapegoat in political vendetta

BRUSSELS Jan 30, 2013

EU unveils rail network reform proposal

Brussels wants companies to erect firewalls between business units

From MANAGEMENT Jan 30, 2013

The outsiders inside Irish banks

Overseas executives have been hired to end the cronyism blamed for Ireland’s financial crisis

Jan 30, 2013

Germany rejects whole-bank ringfencing

Draft bill sets out limited curb on some riskier business lines

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