Scandinavian companies are taking advantage of a renewed penchant for design from the region, says Michael Stothard

Maker of Magners and Gaymers points to bad weather and competition as revenues from UK business drop 25% and those from its Ireland arm by 5.4%

A pressing issue is agreement on depositor protection but the trouble is that Europe's banks dwarf their respective home economies

Final talks with three potential buyers in last stage of a break-up of the twice-bailed-out Belgo-French bank

Outbound cross-border mergers and acquisitions in the first three months of this year were worth $6.4bn, nearly five times greater than a year earlier

Move comes as the US investment bank's role is questioned during a parliamentary inquiry into a German state's acquisition of a 45% stake in EnBW

Moody's latest downgrades for eurozone and global banks has again raised questions on the unfettered power of agencies, writes Patrick Jenkins

Merger with Fondiaria-Sai will create smaller rival to Italian market leading insurer Generali but depends on raising finance

Alexei Navalny, a leading Russian opposition figure and blogger, is to use his new position to promote his corporate governance campaign

Greater participation from foreign groups should raise standards and bring down prices, but it's a hostile environment

The two carmakers want to avoid a tax bill of around €1bn that could be triggered if the combination is completed before August 2014

Instead of resorting to share buybacks, the Swiss staffing group needs to make a more aggressive push into emerging markets