The German finance minister says the country's banks have agreed to back a proposal to continue lending to Greece.

Filing for bankruptcy is a difficult decision and many fear that everyone will find out they have filed for bankruptcy protection. Bankruptcy is designed to be an tool that provides assistance to those experiencing tough times, and not a punishment. Although filing for bankruptcy is public information, it doesn't have to be public record that changes your life in a negative way.

The tax applicable to the sale and purchase of property in Spain varies according to the autonomous region in which the sale/purchase takes place. In Andalucia, the regional parliament in Seville has introduced a number of different pieces of legislation throughout the years (following the derogation by central government to the autonomous communities of competence in such matters) that touch on the subject of taxation of property transfers.

India puts an expensive condition on its approval for Cairn Energy to sell its stake in the country's biggest oil field.

The government puts new conditions on the spin-off of Sky News that will be required if News Corp is to be allowed to buy all of BSkyB.

Lloyds Banking Group says it is to cut another 15,000 jobs by 2014 as part of the High Street bank's strategic review.

Several people with unsecured debts like credit cards and medical debt worry about having their wages garnished before filing bankruptcy. This is a reasonable concern-each paycheck can be garnished up to 25% to pay creditors and bank accounts can also be garnished. But federal and state laws prevent creditors from immediately garnishing your wages when you have only missed a payment on your credit cards. Normally, however, bankruptcy attorneys can help you file bankruptcy before you get garnished.

Schools, courts and jobcentres are among the services affected across the UK as public sector workers strike against proposed pension changes.

Some 600 plumbers have come clean on unpaid tax, prompting questions about the success of a campaign by the tax authority.

China decides to raise the level at which people start paying income tax from 2,000 yuan ($309; 193) to 3,500 yuan a month.