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Frieze fairs: Putting London’s art scene on the map

Every October, Frieze welcomes art connoisseurs & investors to London in the hope they’ll spend thousands on contemporary art.

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VIDEO: Africa’s secret cocoa supplier

Cocoa grown by small-scale farmers in Sao Tome and Principe, is being imported by Swiss chocolate makers, Favarger.

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Kissinger biographer: Putin exploits Obama blunder

President Barack Obama has thrown away decades of foreign policy wins in the Mideast, says Henry Kissinger’s biographer.

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VIDEO: Tanzania’s unequal gold rush

Tanzania has become a leading gold producer but many ordinary Tanzanians are losing out.

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VIDEO: All aboard the Addis Ababa tram

What lessons can other African cities learn from Ethiopia’s state-of-the-art light railway system?

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VW probe eyes ‘fewer than 10’ workers

A criminal inquiry into the Volkswagen emissions scandal is looking at “fewer than 10” possible culprits, according to a report.

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BP CEO: The low oil price is not all bad news

Bob Dudley has said that low oil prices are not all bad for the energy industry, as subsidies have been cut from petrol products around the world.

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Oil companies back Paris climate deal

Leaders of ten of the world’s biggest oil companies have offered their qualified support for a new global climate treaty.

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Does this signal an upside for commodities?

Some investors are taking a boost for iron ore as a sign that conditions for the commodity market might be looking up.

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UBS trader banned for life from City

Kweku Adoboli, the convicted former UBS trader, is formally banned from working in the financial services industry.