‘There is no money left’: Covid crisis leaves Sri Lanka on brink of bankruptcy

Half a million people have sunk into poverty since the pandemic struck, with rising costs forcing many to cut back on food

Global economy to grow by about 4% in 2022, says thinktank

Centre for Economics and Business Research forecasts reasonably strong rise in face of inflation, Omicron and supply chain crisis

Developers owe $19.8bn in dollar-denominated offshore debt in the first three months of the year as issues that blighted Evergrande spread

From 1 January checks and paperwork will finally begin and EU exporters face a rude awakening

Tariffs remain on UK exports to US as European Union rivals gain a 25% price advantage from New Year’s Day

Analysis: issues of governance, rising debt, Covid and property market turmoil will delay Beijing’s quest to become the global economy’s No 1

From a new Covid variant to rampant inflation, the global economy faces some daunting risks in the new year

Soaring inflation, rising interest rates and further supply chain disruption will fuel volatility, economists say

Roosevelt built back better after the depression by taxing the rich, introducing capital controls and altering the balance between labour and capital

Migrant workers lived and slept in factories swarming with Covid, sealed off from outside world

Officials confident draft law will secure unanimity, despite concerns from Hungary and Estonia

As some bottlenecks ease others are just starting, meaning the post-pandemic economy ‘won’t return to normal any time soon’

Analysis: In purely economic terms the first post-Brexit trade deal negotiated from scratch will save each UK household £1 a year

Figures reveal impact of Brexit and pandemic, with £2.7bn fall blamed largely on 24% drop in sales to bloc

Shares plunge as firm warns ‘exceptionally high’ rate of customer returns amid higher dress sales is denting sales