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Economics correspondent Faisal Islam is the current winner of the prestigious Business Journalist of the Year award. He reports on the ups and downs of the corporate world and regularly discusses economic matters on his blog.

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Truce between bankers and politicians? »

Peace breaks out in Switzerland between bankers and politicians over plans for global regulation and a levy to pay for future bailouts. Faisal Islam reports from Davos.

Davos

Mandelson: China and India may 'go it alone' »

Lord Mandelson warns the US that its increasing neglect of world trade talks, would see fast-growing emerging economies, like China and India, "go it alone" with "serious consequences" for the world economy. Faisal Islam reports.

Mandelson (Credit: Getty)

Bankers attack Obama's plans to limit size »

In a direct attack on President Obama's move to limit the size and scope of banks, the head of Barclays declares "narrow banking" is not the answer. Faisal Islam reports.

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Biography

Faisal Islam is economics correspondent for Channel 4 News, after being business correspondent since May 2004. Prior to this he was economics correspondent at The Observer newspaper.

In 2009 he was named Business Journalist of the Year, and in February 2006 Faisal was named Young Journalist of the Year at the Royal Society of Television awards.

He was awarded the Wincott Award for Young Financial Journalist of the Year in 2000, and shortlisted for Young Journalist of the Year at the British Press Awards for 2001.

He reports on the ups and downs of the corporate world from government-subsidised arms dealers and failing PFI contracts to how bankers are trading weather.

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