UK warned not to back Mathias Cormann as new OECD head

Support for Australian ex-minister with poor record on climate crisis would send ‘terrible message’

British ports say they are not ready for Brexit customs checks

Construction only just started at the key livestock port of Portsmouth, while the facility at Dover is just ‘a muddy field’

Move raises hopes of post-Brexit trade deal and relates to dispute over state support for Boeing and Airbus

FTSE gains more than 100 points after concerns over bond sell-off ease

In Holyhead, traffic has fallen 50% as hauliers stymied by Brexit find their way from Ireland to France without entering the UK

Exclusive: Ángel Gurría says action on environmental crises must be defining focus of wealthy countries after Covid

Ángel Gurría reflects on time at helm as new generation leads institutions with power to influence governments

Trade union body says Mathias Cormann would set back fight against poverty and the climate crisis

Okonjo-Iweala is unanimous choice, becoming trade body’s first female and first African leader

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, named director general, joins as global trading system facing make-or-break moment

Withdrawal of deputy head leaves two women and two men in running for the secretary general post

Energy watchdog predicts recovery in demand in second half of year as economies return to normal

Swift action by both UK government and Brussels urged to deal with major problems

Oil and gas giant says pandemic has fuelled weakest results for two decades

Deliveries of items given to charities for sale on the continent have fallen foul of rules of origin requirements