Yanis Varoufakis was Greece’s Minister of Finance for only a few months. Within this short time, however, he managed to become one of the most controversial figures in European politics

Angola is one of several countries to be hit hard by declining oil prices in the last year or so, which means leading financial institutions need to step up, according to Banco Privado Atlântico

Commodities trader Glencore implements drastic measures to reduce its $30bn debt pile

Customs investigation leads to Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina being stripped of immunity and barred from leaving the country

Switzerland faces recession as it continues to suffer from the impact of removing its currency cap

Japan misses its optimistic two percent inflation target, but Prime Minister Abe says that it is “acceptable”

Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras announces his resignation and paves the way for snap elections to be held as soon as possible

Legendary US investor targets Precision Castparts for around €30bn as he continues refocusing Berkshire Hathaway towards mergers and acquisitions

According to the international organisation, the Russian economy will fall into recession this year due to on-going EU-US sanctions and the drop in oil prices

With an eye toward stability, new regulations ban intraday short selling

China has invested $46bn into building an economic corridor to Pakistan, boosting development for the troubled state and linking the two countries closer than ever before

A new statement from the Federal Reserve notes that although there has been some economic improvement, conditions still warrant low federal fund rates

In recent years, sovereign wealth funds have grown in popularity, and subsequently, so too have their investment credentials

The annual report praises the ECB’s quantitative easing, while suggesting it may need to be expanded, and expresses concerns over continued imbalances in the Eurozone

In a bid to make it more attractive to foreign investors, Japan is rolling out a new corporate governance code, but will it succeed where previous incarnations have failed?