Egypt's M2 money supply increased 13.16% year-over-year in the month of November, the country's Central Bank revealed.
Israel's economy expanded 3.3% in 2019, the weakest pace in three years and below 3.4% growth registered in 2018, the preliminary estimate showed.
Vivendi agreed to sell 10% stake in Universal Music Group to Tencent-led consortium within a deal valuing the UMG at £25.9B.
Britain's minimum wage is likely to be increased at least 6% in 2020, taking it to £8.74 pounds an hour.
On Wednesday, the People's Bank of China said that economic growth remains strong in spite of tremendous pressure.
On Wednesday, Qinghai Salt Lake Industry Group, China's biggest potash producer, failed to sell its assets on an e-commerce website, putting it at risk of delisting from the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
Samsung Electronics Co partly stopped some DRAM and NAND flash chip production at its Hwaseong complex in South Korea due to power failure, the company announced on Wednesday.
The People's Bank of China announced on Wednesday that it would cut banks' reserve requirement ratio by 50 basis points.
On Wednesday, the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei condemned the deadly US airstrikes that targeted an Iran-backed Iraqi militia in Iraq.
On Wednesday, Philippe Martinez, the head of the French CGT union, called for more strikes to counter President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform.
The ousted Nissan Motor CEO Carlos Ghosn, who escaped to Lebanon, joins the lists of other former or current corporate executives fighting extradition requests.
On Tuesday, the US President Donald Trump said that he would sign the Phase 1 trade agreement with China on January 15 at the White House.
According to the Bloomberg report on Tuesday, the Chairman of Hudson's Bay Co Richard Baker and his partners have considered the idea of increasing their bid for the retailer's minority stockholders.
On Tuesday, Turkish Airlines announced that it has agreed to a compensation package with Boeing Co over the 737 MAX jetliner.
Carlos Ghosn, the ousted Nissan Motor Chairman, said on Tuesday that he escaped "injustice and political persecution" in Japan.
Bulgaria is expected to close 2019 with a budget deficit of 0.96% of GDP, the country's Finance Ministry announced on Tuesday.
The US Federal Reserve seemed to have prevented the crucial year-end funding stress, as banks took only $25.60 billion in the Fed's overnight repurchase agreement or repo.
Global equities ended 2019 near record highs on Tuesday. MSCI's world index, fell by 0.5 points, while Wall Street's major indexes fell by 60.52 points.
On Tuesday, the Singapore state investment fund GIC revealed that it is part of the Tencent led consortium buying a stake in Universal Music Group.
On Tuesday, the Qatar Investment Authority stated that it would participate in the Tencent led purchase of Universal Music Group.
A consortium led by Tencent announced on Tuesday that it would buy a ten percent stake in Universal Music Group.
On the last day of the year's trading, stock index futures declined in value, as a year-end sell off was taking place.
Turkish authorities announced on Tuesday that the government would not impellent a tax hike on tobacco and alcohol.
On Tuesday, Asian stock indices traded lower, as financial firms were locking in profits and losses for tax purposes.