The US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin stated on Saturday that the White House would continue to cooperate with Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt over the Blue Nile dam.
An official from the Swiss Secretariat for Economic Affairs stated on Saturday that the government would downgrade its economic forecast because of coronavirus.
Stefan Ingves, the Governor of the Central Bank of Sweden, stated on Saturday that it was too early to draw conclusions about the impact of coronavirus on the country's economy.
The Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stated on Saturday that his government would take all necessary measures to combat the widespread of coronavirus.
The Japanese car producer Toyota together with Chinese FAW Group is planning to invest $1.2B to build a plant in the city of Tianjin.
PKN Orlen, the biggest oil refiner in Poland, has filed a claim against mBank, Visa and Mastercard for $162.07M over excessive interchange fees.
On Saturday, LG Display has taken the decision to temporarily close its module factory in the city of Gumi in South Korea after one of the workers was diagnosed with coronavirus.
On Friday, Jon Cunliffe, the Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, warned that the rise of cryptocurrencies could affect the supply of credit to the real economy through the banking system.
On Friday, a jury at London's Old Bailey criminal court acquitted three ex-Barclays executives over the 2008 Qatar fees fraud.
According to the US Energy Information Administration monthly statement, the US crude oil production declined to 12.78M barrels a day in December.
Fritz Zurbruegg, the Vice-Chairman of Swiss National Bank, said that the increasing demand for a safe-haven Swiss Franc was due to the coronavirus outbreak.
An official said on Friday that Turkey has opened its borders with Europe to allow Syrian refugees and other migrants to enter the European Union.
According to sources with knowledge of the matter, Softbank's Chief Communication Officer Gary Ginsberg has taken unpaid leave to help Michael Bloomberg's presidential campaign.
On Friday, Jon Cunliffe, the Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, warned that the rise of cryptocurrencies could affect the supply of credit to the real economy through the banking system.
On Friday, a jury at London's Old Bailey criminal court acquitted three former Barclays bankers over the 2008 Qatar fees fraud case.
According to the US Energy Information Administration monthly statement, the US crude oil production declined to 12.78M barrels a day in December.
On Friday, Coty Inc named Pierre Denis, the Jimmy Choo boss, as the company's next CEO, succeeding Pierre Laubies, Reuters reported on Friday.
China's Baidu, the largest search engine group, is expecting its Q1 revenue to plunge about 13% in comparison with the previous year due to the coronavirus outbreak that affects advertising an economic activity.
Hyundai's hydrogen-powered trucks will hit the Swiss roads next month amid the South Korean carmaker's intention to set a precedent zero-emissions technology.
Elliott Management is putting pressure on SoftBank Group over details of nearly-$10B of the investment securities on the balance sheet, on the back of a campaign to boost the value of Japan's conglomerate.
Tokyo Disneyland is set to be shut down starting this Saturday until March 15 amid fears about the coronavirus outbreak in Japan, the theme park's operator informed on Friday, adding the move will have a negative impact on the Q2 results.
On Friday, Hyundai Motor has halted its plant in South Korea after an employee was tested positive for coronavirus, disrupting the carmaker's popular models production, such as Palisade SUV.
Aerospace engineer Rolls-Royce reported on Friday a $1.1B operating loss in 2019 due to costs of tackling durability issues with the company's Trent 1000 engine that affected the record engine deliveries and good performance.
On Friday, global stock indices continued to decline, as stocks were expected to book the biggest decline since the 2008-2009 financial crisis.