How an urban train network is expanding in the South African city of Johannesburg.

Companies in the Democratic Republic of Congo are getting angry about bureaucracy.

What will Chinese people be stocking up on for the start of the new year?

Oil and gas firm BG Group, whose takeover by Royal Dutch Shell is almost complete, reports a rise in its in final full-year earnings.

The world’s biggest carmaker, Toyota, reports a 4.7% year-on-year rise in net income for the December quarter, due in part to stronger sales in the US.

The fall in oil prices has been a “net good” for the economy, Bank of England deputy governor Ben Broadbent tells the BBC.