A year of Covid crisis: a glimmer of economic hope at the end of the tunnel
Twelve months after the pandemic struck the Guardian’s economic tracker reveals real risk of lasting damage
Who is lending the British government all this money?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts
Osinbajo defies expectations as Nigeria’s vice-president
Analysis: Buhari’s deputy wants to create jobs, feed pupils and cut red tape. Is he too high-profile for his critics?
‘We’ve been sold a dud’: small firms suffer decline in post-Brexit exports
Businesses beset by ‘nightmare’ combination of mounting costs and paperwork as well as delivery delays
The Guardian view on China, Xinjiang and sanctions: the gloves are off
Editorial: Beijing wants to silence critics of its treatment of Uighurs. But the impact will be broader
How the Suez canal blockage can seriously dent world trade
Analysis: 12% of global shipping uses the canal with any delays disrupting supply chains, fuelling shortages and hiking prices
Germany dismisses Australia’s claims that planned EU carbon border tax is ‘protectionism’
Exclusive: Dr Jürgen Zattler, an official at Germany’s ministry for economic cooperation and development, says the policy is a tool to fight global warming
Poorest countries will suffer most from Covid downturn, says UN
Unctad agency says international cooperation has fallen well short of what is needed given scale of crisis
Collapse of trade with EU will ‘last until the summer’
Delays and confusion at the UK’s ports threatens to put hundreds of small and medium-sized exporters out of business
Joe Biden writes a cheque for America – and the rest of the world
The president’s $1.9tn stimulus package should lift US GDP by up to 4% – and thus buoy up the whole of the global economy
Mathias Cormann elected OECD chief despite climate record
Former Australian finance minister’s candidacy was dogged by complaints from environmental groups
Climate experts in dismay at choice of Mathias Cormann as OECD chief
Critics say election of former Australian finance minister with ‘atrocious record’ sends a dangerous signal
UK should enjoy spillover from US growth forecast – but don’t bank on it
Inflation and other uncertainties could take shine off OECD’s strikingly optimistic prediction
Shares in Europe and US hit Covid peaks on Biden stimulus hopes
Demand for US tech stocks pushes Dow above 32,000 while Stoxx 600 closes at highest in over a year
Covid-19 vaccines and stimulus plans will aid global growth, says OECD
Thinktank upgrades forecasts for world economy, with US expected to drive recovery