The Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar al-Baker stated on Sunday that the company would continue scheduled flights, though cash was expected to run out in nearest future.
China's biggest commercial lender, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, reported an increase of 4.9% in net income in 2019, compared to the previous year.
Guotai Junan Securities, a leading Chinese broker, reported a 28.76% increase in net profit in 2019, compared to the prior year, data published by the Shanghai Stock Exchange show.
Consumer confidence in Taiwan deteriorated in March, compared to February, data published by the Research Center for Taiwan Economic Development show.
Alok Sharma, Britain's Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, said on Saturday that the British government would assist stricken UK companies by easing regulations.
The Chinese government plans to roll out more stimulus measures in the coming weeks to help revive the country's economy hit by the coronavirus outbreak.
The Prime Minister of Italy Giuseppe Conte approved on Saturday a new set of measures aimed at support of the country's economy severely hit by the pandemia.
The Russian oil giant Rosneft stated on Saturday that it has ended all operations in Venezuela and sold the respective assets to another Russian company.
The World Bank approved a $300M loan to the Henan Green Agriculture Fund Project to develop green agriculture in the province.
China reported a 18.7% decrease in residential land transactions in January and February, compared to the same period in 2019, an industry report shows.
China released 20,000 tonnes of pork from its reserves to increase supply, a statement published by the Ministry of Commerce shows.
The Chinese state-owned bank, Postal Savings Bank, reported $8.6 net profit in 2019, an increase of 16.52% from the previous year, a statement published by the bank shows.
The China Containerized Freight Index increased 0.4% to 897.69 from a previous week, data published by the Shanghai Shipping Exchange show.
The international credit rating agency Moody's downgraded South Africa's credit rating from BAA3 to junk status BA-1 with a negative outlook.
The German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated on Saturday that the shutdown would continue at least until April 20 and could be prolonged depending on the situation.
The Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe promised on Saturday that the government would take an unprecedented measures to help the economy to sustain the consequences of the pandemia.
The President of Iran Hassan Rouhani stated on Saturday that the country's health system was strong and viable and could handle the increase of the pandemic spread.
Taiwan's Central Bank is set to use appropriate monetary tools and hold its board meetings as necessary to deal with the impact of the coronavirus.
The government of Brazil announced $8B financial aid for small and medium enterprises amid the coronavirus outbreak.
The European Central Bank told banks to skip payments of dividends and share buybacks until October and use profits to support virus-hit economy.
Microsoft is expected to sell stake in Israel's facial recognition startup AnyVision and said that it would no longer make investments in face recognition firms.
Toyota Motor's North American unit stated that it is set to produce face masks, ventilators and respirators to aid in a battle against the COVID-19 in the US.
Alphabet is expected donate more than $800M in funds towards production of medical supplies used to fight the coronavirus, the CEO stated.
Sweden's H&M announced that it started protective face mask production for hospital staff and is set to ship the first batches to Italy and Spain.