Time wasted is time lost, says the Kresge Foundation as it makes a public pledge

Reform continues under Pope Francis with South American summit tackling shortage of clergy

Plans for asylum seekers come despite state department advice to ‘reconsider travel’ due to crime

As ‘slum priests’ try to fill the gap left by the state, the populist movement is on the rise again

Marches come as discontent grows over labour reform, pensions and corruption

Brazil and Mexico leaders ignore medical advice while Latin America begins crackdown

Organised crime steps in as President Bolsonaro dismisses pandemic as ‘sniffles’

Social damage could take 2 decades to repair, warns top UN official

How the coronavirus outbreak has accelerated the demise of US department stores

Upscale US department store follows J Crew as latest debt-burdened chain felled by pandemic

Appointments including former PM and Nobel laureate suggest turn toward establishment

With new episodes launching today, now is the perfect time to revel in the cruel humour of the hit cartoon

Yhonnie Scarce and Judy Watson talk about creating work with seductive surfaces and dark themes

Our pick of the latest series and documentaries — plus older favourites to binge on

The book captures the carefree, haute-bourgeois lifestyle of the young photographer

The country’s banking system is in hock to an insolvent state

Beirut hit by another sovereign bond downgrade amid political crisis

Once known for its resilience, the country’s fragile financial system has triggered angry protests

$1.2bn eurobond maturing in March falls sharply as local lenders cash out

The country is trapped in a full-scale emergency that could unravel social bonds

Move designed to assuage fears over army’s growing role in the economy

London-based Ashmore bet heavily on the country’s short-term debt

Investors seeking safe haven for cash are driving a real estate boom

Finance minister says bail-in may be needed amid severe economic and financial turmoil

Bankers and investors expect rush of debt issues from the Gulf region

Sale of shares in state-run holding company generates income for government

New York listing of XP highlights transition to a new world of lower interest rates

Mismanagement and corruption leave some of nation’s biggest teams on brink of collapse

Wall Street banks that advised on record IPO snub oil group with tepid ratings

Italy-based hospital chain was only potential suitor after buyout group KKR ruled out its involvement

Middle East-focused group’s discovery follows revelations over undisclosed debt

How a squabble between Saudi Arabia and Russia led to ‘the nuclear version of a price war’

Government revenues plummet as crude prices sink and private sector cuts jobs 

Trading performance may well have peaked and investors should be prepared for losses

City investor will back ailing groups looking to raise capital but warns of difficult decisions

Buyout groups wants a slice of the bailout and with thousands of jobs at risk, they’re hard to turn down

Claer Barrett wants to hear readers’ experiences of accessing business interruption loans

Third of UK small businesses reported so low on cash they cannot survive longer than 2 more weeks

At least 21,000 more companies failed in March compared with the year before 

Your chance to grill FT experts on the government’s rescue measures for small businesses

English companies with shared offices excluded from coronavirus rescue package

In 2008, it was decided an over-leveraged banking system must be bailed in by the private sector. Post lock-down the exact opposite is true.

Government-backed scheme designed to help smaller UK firms launches on Monday

Requests from small businesses estimated at £3.3bn as banks open for coronavirus support

The French director’s centenary is celebrated with a new box set of his subdued, subtle films

New period drama about an aspiring actor pulls back the curtain on postwar Tinseltown

Berlin’s property boom is the setting for Cüneyt Kaya’s film

Kitty Green’s response to the Harvey Weinstein case unfolds with muted rage

A woman’s life unravels spectacularly in this wildly original movie

A formidable film actor in an industry in thrall to its movie stars