Uzbekistan attracted $6.6B in foreign direct investment in 2020 and wants to increase it to $7.6B in 2021, data published by the government show.
The economy of Cambodia is projected to expand 4% in 2021 after a contraction in 2020, a statement published by the World Bank shows.
The Greek economy is expected to expand 4.8% in 2021, a statement published by the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis shows.
The economy of Singapore contracted 5.8% in 2020, compared to the previous year, data published by the Ministry of Trade and Industry show.
The economy of Jordan is expected to expand 2.5% in 2021 following a 3% contraction in 2020, a statement published by the Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh shows.
On Thursday, EY Germany stated that its CEO Hubert Barth would step down after the payment services company Wirecard's collapse.
On Thursday, Target Corp announced it would expand Apple's offerings in stores and online, on the back of the retailer's strategy to house high-demand brands at the outlets to lure more customers.
Standard Chartered is considering to cut its office space at least by a third during the following three or four years, according to the company's CFO Andy Halford.
Munich Re, the German reinsurance group, is anticipating its net profit to recover in 2021 after it dropped as much as 55% last year due to the coronavirus crisis.
During Thursday's Asian and European trading hours, stock indices surged, due to the Federal Reserve confirming that there would be no rate hikes.
On Thursday, Pacific Investment Management Co announced it had appointed the insider Alec Kersman as a new boss of the bond giant's Asia-Pacific business.
Aston Martin is expecting to achieve profitability and bolster its 2021 sales following a deep loss last year, as the company attracted fresh funding, changed its head and was hurt by the pandemic.
China's Geely Automobile together with its Swedish sister firm Volvo Cars are set to abandon their merger plans and launch a new powertrain joint venture as well as expand cooperation over electric cars.
Traveloka, the Southeast Asian biggest online travel startup, is planning to roll out its financial services in Vietnam and Thailand ahead of the US listing via a blank-cheque firm, its president said.
Nvidia Corp estimated its fiscal Q1 revenue to be better than expected, with flagship gaming chips to remain in limited supply for the following several months.
Milan prosecutors ordered four major food delivery firms to officially hire 60K workers and pay a total of €733M in fines after an investigation revealed inadequate working conditions.
Geely Automobile and Volvo Cars stated that they will abandon merger plans, though launch a new venture to expand cooperation on EV and combine powertrain operations.
SoftBank-backed robotics company Berkshire Grey announced that it agreed to go public with a $2.7B valuation via a merger with the blank-check firm.
The Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Jerome Powell stated on Wednesday that it could take up to three years to reach the target inflation of the Fed.
On Wednesday, the Indian government revealed new plans for controlling social media. Namely, social media platforms would be obliged to assist the authorities and erase content.
The Governor of the Board of the Federal Reserve Lael Brainard stated on Wednesday that the Fed was still far from its inflation and employment goals.
On Wednesday, the major backer of Bitcoin Microstrategy revealed that it had acquired addition $1.03 billion of Bitcoin during the most recent dip of the cryptocurrency.
Data published by the US government on Wednesday revealed that home sales in the US grew more than expected. However, the announcement did not impact the value of the USD.
During Wednesday's trading hours, the prices for oil continued to surge, as supply from the US continued to be limited.