Taliban will not be able to access most Afghan central bank assets
Most of the country’s financial reserves are held in the US where the Taliban will not be able to access them....
Northern English regions drive house price growth
Wales also records rapid rises as the UK sees property prices go up at the fastest rate for 17 years....
Inflation rate falls to Bank of England’s target
The inflation rate hit 2% in July, falling to the Bank of England’s target....
UK job vacancies at record high as wages pick up
Job vacancies hit 953,000 amid signs the country’s labour market is rebounding “robustly”....
US left too quickly, says Afghan bank governor
The Afghan central bank governor, Ajmal Ahmady, tells the BBC he thinks country’s economic situation will deteriorate....
Afghan bank governor flees saying country left in chaos
Afghanistan’s central banker Ajmal Ahmady says he tried to maintain calm before fleeing crowds and gunshots....
UK jobless rate falls and wages rise, official figures show
Unemployment falls to 4.7% in the three months to June, while pay rises jump 7.4%....
What next for Afghanistan’s economy?
Now that the Taliban are back in control of the country, can its financial system function?...
Covid testing is rip-off, says former regulator
Lord Tyrie, ex-boss of the competition watchdog, says it was slow to react to complaints about providers....
No need to swap data for drinks, says privacy body
Some pub ordering apps ask too many questions, but you can refuse, says the information watchdog....