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News: BBC News: Economy
Girls 'hit hard by world recession'
A shrinking world economy is painful for many, but girls and women suffer most from the effects of recession.
Treasury needs more 'innovation'
The UK economy will see "sluggish growth" for two years, unless authorities adopt a more innovative approach to boosting expansion, a study says.
Shopper numbers 'fell last month'
The number of shoppers on UK High Streets fell last month, according to latest footfall figures from the British Retail Consortium.
Fed 'underestimated 2007 crisis'
The US Federal Reserve may have underestimated the extent of the looming global financial crisis in 2007, released transcripts from that year show.
China economy shows pick up signs
China's economy, the world's second largest, is showing signs of a rebound that could help it emerge from its worst economic period in 13 years.
UK retail sales fall in December
UK retail sales fell at a seasonally-adjusted rate of 0.1% in December from the month before, official figures suggest.
Sterling weakens against the euro
Sterling falls below 1.20 against the euro for the first time since early April last year over EU and credit rating worries.
US economic activity 'increasing'
The US Federal Reserve's latest report on the economy says activity has picked up slightly in the past two months.
Construction faces 'years of woe'
The construction sector in the UK will not recover its pre-recession peak level of output until 2022, an industry study claims.
EU car sales fell 8.2% in 2012
New car registrations in the EU fell by 8.2% in 2012 and the UK was the only major market to grow, carmakers say.
Hard times for more UK households
A survey for the Office for National Statistics shows that 37% of people do not have enough money to pay an "unexpected financial expense".
Mortgage lending picks up again
Mortgage lending picked up strongly in November, boosted by a rise in lending to first-time buyers.
Why 8% may not be the magic number for China
Why 8% may not be the magic number for China's economy
UK and the EU: Better off out or in?
Is the UK better off in or out of the EU?
Gridlocked world: where are the world's worst traffic jams?
BBC correspondents drive in congested cities
American manufacturers come back home
American factory jobs return from abroad
Cheery carmakers flock to Detroit
US carmakers cheer, but city suffers
Not all zombie businesses are bad
How some zombies are reviving the High Street
Policy-by-policy: Coalition record so far
How has the government done so far on business matters?
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