Economist Lord Stern says he is optimistic that a global deal on reducing carbon dioxide emissions will be struck under Barack Obama.

An economist who returned from East Africa in 1982 and became a social reform campaigner becomes an MBE.

An independent group of economists forecasts the biggest contraction in the UK economy since 1946 next year.

Economist John Simpson looks back at the lows and highs of the past year in Northern Ireland.

The International Monetary Fund's chief economist says the UK's cut in VAT is unlikely to influence consumer spending.

Ex-World Bank economist Theodor Stolojan is asked to form Romania's new government after inconclusive polls.

Why economists are going back in time for inspiration from the late great British economist, John Maynard Keynes.

Latvia's government says it supports free speech despite the arrest of an economist over comments about the currency.

A Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist receives an honorary degree from Glasgow University.

An explanation and lesson in history about deflation.

A Bristol man is to begin a year-long social experiment by existing without money.

Scotland is about to enter its worst recession since 1980, but will still fare better than the rest of the UK, economists predict.

Economist Kaushik Basu asks if the global economy will be able to rely on China and India to save it from recessions in the future.

World leaders welcome the outcome of the G20 summit but some observers say the action plan does not go far enough.

An economist says his figures show an increase in jobless figures in the Highlands and Islands.

An economist says a Welsh version of London's Oyster card would bring flexibility and investment to public transport

High interest rates were one of the reasons behind Iceland's financial crisis, says Icelandic economist Jon Danielsson of the London School of Economics.

A government plan to spend its way out of the looming recession is "misguided and discredited" say leading economists.

What's the real impact of the economic slowdown? In a special day of coverage BBC News is taking the temperature across the UK. You can keep track of all the main developments as they happen on this page.

Economist Shanta Devarajan argues African banks can avoid the worst of the crisis which has hit US and European systems.