UK food industry says lack of testing capacity forcing imports back to EU for checks

Trade bodies blame lack of lab facilities at Brexit border posts for longer delays and shorter shelf life of food

World Bank warns 108 countries risk being stuck in ‘middle-income trap’

Too many nations, including China and India, are relying on outmoded strategies to become advanced economies, says report

Regions’ vast potential is being blocked by the need for better investments, key partnerships and reforms to global finance

Editorial: Britain has a historic responsibility to back global attempts to properly regulate the world of offshore financial centres

$10 UberEats vouchers sent to people who helped after global IT outage are flagged as potential fraud

Spending on health and education being cut as nearly half of budgets are used to pay creditors, campaigners say

The attempt on the former president’s life may well result in a new era of trade tariffs, protectionism and a weak dollar

Warning comes as Bank of England policymakers say price growth in service sector could become embedded

Shein failed to list in the US and now the EU is planning customs duties that may dent its business model

Brussels move to end tax loophole exploited by China-linked marketplaces could also hit Shein’s planned London listing

Strong mandate for Keir Starmer’s party should help restore Britain’s ‘safe haven’ status, knocked by Liz Truss and Brexit

Consumer prices slip to 2.5% but core rate stays high, prompting little belief in further cuts in borrowing costs

Agustín Carstens says world economy on course for ‘smooth landing’ after inflation but political turmoil poses risk

Central bank raises concerns over newly elected governments as more than 80 countries go to polls this year

Governments should use fiscal policies to atone for technology-related carbon emissions, urges report