Now playing Next Economy ECB leaves rates unchanged despite German criticism The European Central Bank has kept borrowing costs at record low levels despite German criticism of the stimulus moves. 21/04/2016
Now playing Next Economy Italy sets up safety net for financially fragile banks Italy’s strongest financial institutions have agreed to set up a $5.7bn banking fund in order to provide a safety net to shore up the more 12/04/2016
Now playing Next Economy 'Panama Papers': UK banks told to declare dealings with Mossack Fonseca UK banks and financial institution are being asked to check whether they’ve done business with the company named in the 'Panama Papers' scandal. 07/04/2016
Now playing Next Economy HSBC and Credit Suisse denied helping clients cheat on tax Two of the biggest banks at the centre of the Panama Papers revelations have rejected claims they were actively using offshore accounts to help 05/04/2016
Now playing Next Economy Cyprus starts working week out of bailout Cyprus has kicked off the working week standing on its own two feet. Its EU bailout has officially finished, as it bounces back from financial 04/04/2016
Now playing Next Real Economy Microfinance: lending small, thinking big This week, Real Economy is looking at the world of microfinance in a European market that tends to be dominated by traditional banks. We take a look 04/04/2016
Now playing Next Business Series No end in sight for losses at Britain's Co-operative Bank Losses at Britain's Co-operative Bank nearly doubled last year and the chief executive warns it will remain unprofitable for the next two years though he is making progress with a turnaround plan. 01/04/2016
Now playing Next Economy Eurozone lending picks up in February Lending growth to eurozone companies and households rose at its fastest rate since late 2011 in February, but the economic recovery remains sluggish and uneven. 29/03/2016
Now playing Next Economy ECB government bond purchase warning Analysts say the European Central Bank could end up owning as much as a quarter of all eurozone government bonds which risks distorting the market. 24/03/2016
Now playing Next Business Series Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam was paid 18.9 million Swiss francs last year One day after Credit Suisse said it is accelerating its cost-cutting plan and will cut a further 2,000 jobs, we learned what Chief Executive Tidjane Thiam is being paid. 24/03/2016
Now playing Next Economy Bangladesh central bank boss resigns over cyber heist, money hunt continues Bangladesh's central bank governor has resigned over the theft by hackers of $81 million (73 million euros) as investigators try to track where that money went. 15/03/2016
Now playing Next Economy Bangladesh cyber bank heist blame game underway The blame game is underway in Bangladesh after computer hackers stole the equivalent of 73 million euros from the central bank and nearly got away with 10 times as much 14/03/2016
Now playing Next Business Series Barclays quits Africa as profit falls Barclays is quitting Africa after almost a century of doing business there. The announcement came as it reported pretax profit last year was 5.4 billion pounds, down 2% on 2014. 01/03/2016
Now playing Next Argentina Argentina strikes deal with US 'holdout' creditors Argentina agrees in principle to a deal with US hedge funds ending a 15-year-old dispute over repayment of billions of dollars worth of bonds. 01/03/2016
Now playing Next Business Series Royal Bank of Scotland reports eighth year of losses Royal Bank of Scotland was in the red again for 2015 as it set aside billions to pay for past misconduct and spent heavily on restructuring. 26/02/2016
Now playing Next Business Series HSBC post unexpected quarterly loss, confirms 'princeling' probe HSBC confirms it's part of US regulators probe into hiring of people tied to Asian government officials, announces lower than expected profit, warns of "bumpier financial environment" from China slowd 22/02/2016
Now playing Next Economy Financial world ponders impact of a 'Brexit' As Britain's future membership of the European Union hangs in the balance the financial world is looking on nervously with banking and business leaders concerned about the impact a 'Brexit'. 19/02/2016
Now playing Next Economy European Central Bank's Draghi bullish on banks and stimulus European Central Bank head Mario Draghi has been talking up the eurozone's banks, confirmed the ECB is ready for more stimulus measures and said the ECB is considering ditching the 500 euro note. 15/02/2016
Now playing Next Business Series London beats Hong Kong to keep HSBC headquarters HSBC has decided to keep its headquarters in Britain. The unanimous decision by the board of Europe's biggest bank rejected the idea of shifting to Hong Kong. 15/02/2016
Now playing Next Business Series Deutsche Bank's shares get boost from bond buyback reports Deutsche Bank's shares recovered some ground on reports it is considering buying back several billion euros of its debt. 10/02/2016