The Central Bank of Turkey stated that it began to transfer $6.30B worth dividends to shareholder, after it moved forward the Bank's annual general meeting by three months.
The full-year average rate of inflation in the Philippines settled at 5.2% in 2018, after the average inflation eased over the fourth quarter, the BSP stated.
The EU was willing to discuss car tariffs, though is unlikely to remove duties over farming in trade negotiations with the US, the EU trade chief stated.
Brazil's sluggish economic expansion is likely to pick up smartly in 2019, as new government implements promised budget-tightening reforms and helps to expand the private sector.
The UK Prime Minister Theresa May is set to hold meetings with the top ministers to discuss the way forward over Brexit after the deal with Brussels was rejected by parliament.
On Friday, Tesla said it would trim its workforce by 7% to curb costs amid the electric carmaker's plans to raise production of the Model 3 sedan's lower priced versions, sending shares down 7%.
The world's biggest retailer Walmart is set to stay as the CVS Health Corp network's part for Medicaid pharmacy and commercial customers, after resolving their contract deadlock issue, the companies announced on Friday.
On Friday, the Dutch Supreme Court stated that a takeover deal of Yukos Oil's Dutch parts by Russia's state-oil firm Rosneft, which took place in 2007, was illegal.
Trian Fund Management is not planning to challenge PPG Industries' director board at the shareholder meeting scheduled for 2019, due to new commitments on financial targets and demands.
On Friday, China Molybdenum announced it would acquire a holding firm in a deal worth $1.14B to lift its control of the Democratic Republic of Congo's Tenke copper mine.
Tencent Holding, China's gaming giant, is weighing an offer for the South Korean gaming firm Nexon's holding company, seeking to enlist co-investors.
Poland's Idea Bank agreed to acquire its competitor Getin Noble Bank in the all-share deal that would create the seventh largest bank in the country.
The exchange operator Nasdaq has entered talks with the Oslo stock exchange operator's board over a potential takeover deal, according to the Financial Times.
European Union officials have revealed that from Saturday import tariffs will be enforced on Chinese e-bicycles. The tariffs are set because the Chinese government has been subsidizing the bikes and flooding the EU market.
On Friday, global stock indices were set for the best week of gains during the last half a year. The surge was attributed to a report, which revealed that China and the US have made progress in trade talks.
France's telecoms group Orange is exploring a bid for its Spanish rival Euskaltel, a potential deal that could consolidate firm's market position as the second-largest in Spain.
Asia's top refiner Sinopec might experience difficulties in selling a multi-billion-dollar IPO of its fuel marketing unit as investors are pushing back against arm's higher valuation due to tepid equity markets.
Netflix reported its Q1 revenue forecast slightly below Wall Street's expectations, despite hitting a record-high number in new customers, sending its shares down 4% in after-hours trading.
The French carmaker Renault is targeting a slight growth in sales this year, after posting a 3.2% rise in its 2018 vehicle sales, driven by a new China joint venture, and revived demand in Latin America and Russia.
Maoyan Entertainment, the Tencent-backed China film ticketing platform has launched an initial public offering in Hong Kong on Friday, seeking to attract up to $345M.
Schlumberger has won more than $200M worth contract to manage the oil major Equinor's offshore rig project, as part of the drilling programme in the Campos basin.
On Thursday, Fitch Ratings stated the planned bankruptcy of the US power company PG&E would not affect California's credit quality.
Eddie Lampert, the Sears Holdings chairman, won the bankruptcy auction to acquire the US retailer after offering an improved bid worth $5.2B; however, the company's creditors oppose the deal.
Nissan Motor's US arm stated that it plans to lay off nearly 700 contract employees at the company's Mississippi assembly plant, citing slowing sales of Titan pickup trucks and vans.