Northvolt v Britishvolt: clarity v confusion in the great electric car battery race

Fast action in global gigafactory race is happening outside UK, as Swedish pacesetter shows

World Bank walking tightrope as it mulls increased lending to poorest

Campaigners say bank should rush to rescue countries facing recession – but can it do so without resulting in mass debt write-offs?

Years of austerity, and then the Truss-Kwarteng fiasco, have compounded the self-inflicted isolation of leaving the EU

Exclusive: Files raise questions about whether oligarch’s children were made beneficiaries to protect fortune from possible asset freezes

Firm said in October it had not paid any UK windfall taxes because of heavy investment in North Sea

Robert Habeck says ‘half of our eggs were in the basket of Putin’ but Germany is now recovering capacity

Irish regulator fines Facebook owner €390m after EU rejects argument for use of data to drive personalised ads

Energy crisis piles pressure on small and medium-sized businesses that are struggling with other costs

Demand for heating in UK and Europe falls amid mild weather but concerns remain over supplies

Wall Street predicts turbulent first six months but growing optimism at ebbing inflation, slowing pace of rate hikes and China’s reopening

Common currency was already used for valuations and bank deposits in former Yugoslav country, which joined the EU in 2013

Russia’s war in Ukraine has earned Norway billions – and caused controversy

Roman Abramovich’s fortune fell by 57% to $7.8bn, as the UK government froze more than £18bn of assets belonging to Russians

Soldiers’ boots are made from imported Indian leather as country’s trade with Russia soars by 400%

Rush of startups creating alcohol-free spirits, wines and beers is a departure in a country with a vast booze industry