Catherine Boyle

A high-profile job with a hefty salary, travel, and an almost guaranteed knighthood (unless you really mess up) will be advertised in The Economist this week.

The mounting bill U.K. banks face for payment protection insurance (PPI) mis-selling is now around 12.3 billion pounds ($19.8 billion), making it the costliest bank mis-selling scandal ever in the UK, according to consumer group Which?.

The Russian billionaire who is one of Facebook's biggest investors believes that the social networking company's potential is "not fully understood" – even by the company itself.

The much-maligned peripheral economies of the euro zone are showing some encouraging signs, leading to talk of a revaluation which would have seemed optimistic for most of last year.

The long-term prospects for the gas market are looking good, despite current price pressures, the chief executive of Gazprom Export told CNBC.

Facebook reveals the ten most-talked about events of 2013 as the social network becomes an increasingly important tool for media sites.

Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, has “zero confidence” in Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s ability to seal a nuclear deal.

Ukraine Prime Minister Yatsenyuk told CNBC his country is not prepared to make concessions over Crimea, the region at the center of tensions between Russia and the West.

Ukraine Prime Minister Yatsenyuk told CNBC his country is not prepared to make concessions over Crimea, the region at the center of tensions between Russia and the West.

From “Fall in love with the government, but never marry them” to “Ebola did less damage than the reaction,” CNBC was there.