Faisal Islam is an Economics Editor for BBC News, with a focus on national economic issues in the United Kingdom. He has written for various publications and has been featured in Yahoo News, The Guardian, and more. Faisal is known for his expertise in financial crises, energy prices, and global economic trends.
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It was March 2022. The Russian rouble crashed, the value in London of corporate giants Gazprom and Sberbank fell 97%. Queues began to form at cash machines in Moscow.
Britain is now officially in recession. Gross Domestic Product, or GDP, fell by 0.3% in the last three months of 2023, which is a sharper fall than economists were expecting.
By Faisal Islam & Michael Race The chancellor is looking at larger public spending cuts as a way to deliver tax cuts, the BBC understands.
By Faisal Islam The UK recession may already be over and there are now "distinct signs of an upturn", the Bank of England's governor has said.
Related Topics Next week was supposed to be a major moment in the Conservatives' election campaign.
Rishi Sunak started the week giving a speech on a construction site in Swindon, with diggers and cranes in the background.
This year will "prove to be the year that the economy bounces back", Rishi Sunak has told the BBC after figures showed inflation fell to its lowest level in almost two and half years.
A post-Brexit deal has expired with no new agreement, which leaving UK exports to Canada subject to new tariffs.
By: Hannah Mullane, Faisal Islam
The IMF estimates Russia's economy will grow faster than the likes of the US, UK and Germany this year.
By: Sammy Edwards, Faisal Islam
The opposition argues that the government will “put gas under pressure” on the British people because of the economic situation.
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