Nestlé says more price rises are coming after 5.2% increase

KitKat and Nescafé owner blames surge in cost of ingredients, energy, labour and transport

Russia ‘preparing legal action’ to unfreeze $600bn foreign currency reserves

Elvira Nabiullina lawsuits aim to release gold and foreign currency frozen amid sanctions over Ukraine invasion

Economic gains made after recovery from Covid pandemic could be erased, says expert

Analysis: Fund’s world economic outlook highlights need to protect people such as refugees

President ‘deeply concerned about developing countries’ amid Russia’s war in Ukraine, Covid and inflation

Erdoğan’s quixotic policies are putting pressure on prices, but now fallout from Ukraine is pushing the country towards crisis

Inflation shock caused by the invasion and ongoing pandemic is ‘a crisis on top of a crisis’ says IMF chief

WTO and World Bank among those saying richer countries must step in to alleviate effects of rising prices and shortages

Concern expressed that figures count Covid vaccines as aid, while Britain is among EU countries accused of ‘gutting’ contributions

OECD leader urges increase despite previously defending Australia’s cuts while finance minister

Funds will help to pay hospital workers and pensions, and continue social programmes for the vulnerable

While the pandemic has not led to a jump in unemployment, its impact on the over-50s and public sector staff is particularly troubling

Bank says many surrounding countries will suffer severe hardship as result of invasion, with Russia predicted to fall into recession

The US executive took over the port in 2019, in the heat of the debate about the EU. He’s not surprised it’s been a challenge

Plan could be extended to include exports of oil, grain, fertilisers, coal, metals and other key commodities