In a meeting between the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Iraq's Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi both parties have agreed to enhance electricity and gas dealings, thus raising the volume of bilateral trade to $20B.
On Saturday, Polish opposition front started the European Parliament election campaign, saying that the ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) eventually initiate Poland's withdrawal from the European Union.
The European Commission's Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis stated on Saturday that Britain's withdrawal from the EU bloc was likely to be discussed widely during the G20 financial leaders' meeting in Washington scheduled for the next week.
On Saturday, Sergei Lavrov, Russia's Foreign Minister, called on all Libya's political forces to reach an agreement among themselves, while being on his visit to Cairo.
Saudi Aramco is set to offer $16B in 140 contracts to small, medium-sized enterprises in the kingdom, according to the Al Arabiya's announcement published on its website on Saturday.
On Saturday, the President Hassan Rouhani stated Iran was ready to expand the power and gas trade with the neighbouring Iraq, boosting it to $20B, despite some difficulties caused by the US sanctions imposed against Tehran.
Malaysia and Singapore reached an agreement to halt their airspace dispute that lasted for months, the country's transport ministers announced on Saturday.
Commerzbank's CEO Martin Zielke stated that the lender's market shares was too small, as well as its organic growth, considering a possible merger with Deutsche Bank.
The $174M worth initial public offering of India's Metropolis Healthcare was over-subscribed 5.8 times at the book-running process-end on Friday, according to the stock exchange data.
The US federal judge is reviewing a deal between CVS Health Corp and the government allowing the pharmacy group to acquire the health insurer Aetna, calling for a hearing in May to discuss the $69B merger.
According to the Maeil Business Newspaper, Tencent Holdings and Hyundai Motor Co have agreed to jointly develop software for self-driving cars.
The German software company SAP stated on Saturday that the chief of its cloud business unit Robert Enslin has made a decision to leave the company.
The BHP Group CEO Peter Beaven stated on Saturday that the company plans to lay off nearly 20% of its 900 white-collar workers.
The UK Finance Minister Philip Hammond stated on Saturday that the goal of talks between the government and the Labour party was to overcome the Brexit deal deadlock, adding that he hoped reach mutually accepted agreement.
On Friday, the United States targeted Cuba's crude oil supply from Venezuela, in a new round of sanctions.
On Friday, Boeing Co said that it would cut its monthly production of Boeing 737 aircraft by 20%, in the wake of two deadly crashes.
According to a Reuters poll, economists expected the Turkish Central Bank to delay cutting interest rates until July.
According to three sources with knowledge of the matter, Commerzbank and Deutsche Bank favoured merger over holding the company's structure.
On Friday, the World Bank executive board has approved the appointment of David Malpass, as the bank's next President.
The US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he was looking at an economic penalty for drugs, coming from Mexico.
Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators marched through the streets of Algeria on Friday, to demand sweeping change to the country's outdated and opaque political apparatus.
On Friday, the UK opposition Labour Party urged Prime Minister Theresa May to change her EU withdrawal agreement.
The UK Prime Minister Theresa May wrote to the European Union on Friday, asking the EU leaders to delay Brexit until June 30.
According to sources with knowledge of the matter, Saudi Arabia has threatened to stop using the US Dollar to sell its crude oil, if the United States passes a law, exposing OPEC members.