On Monday, Kenya's Competition Authority granted its approval for a proposed merger deal between NIC Group and Kenya's Commercial Bank of Africa, according to regulator.
Volkswagen's Scania teamed up with Sweden's Northvolt on the battery supply deal, launching talks about equity investment in Northvolt's efforts to attract €1.5B.
Tencent Holdings announced on Monday that its alternative game to PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds earned the company $14 million during the first 72 hours since its launch.
During early Monday's trading hours, crude oil prices surged. The move was attributed to supply disruptions in the Middle East.
The largest auto company on the Chinese market, SAIC Motor Corp, reported weaker sales in the 2019 year's first four months, saying car sales dropped 16.8% YOY to 1.99M units.
Cecilia Malmstroem, the EU Trade Commissioner is expecting the US President Donald Trump to postpone the May 18 deadline for the US tariffs on vehicles imported from the bloc, according to the Sueddeutsche newspaper.
Kering, the French fashion group that owns Saint Lauren and Gucci, set out the guidelines on animal welfare, as the luxury company seeks to tighten its ethical standards.
On Sunday, Bayer stated it hired an external law company to launch an inquiry into the French media complaints, alleging its recently acquired US seed maker Monsanto had compiled an influential personalities file.
Auto sales in China fell 14.6% year-on-year in April, the country's largest vehicle industry association reported on Monday, marking the tenth consecutive month of the slump.
Fagron NV, Belgium's pharmaceutical ingredients group, announced on Monday it would acquire Mexico's Central de Drogas in an all-cash deal worth $18.39M, as it seeks to expand its footprint in Latin America.
Euronext, the EU stock market operator, won clearance from the Norwegian Ministry of Finance to acquire Oslo Bors, pushing the company closer to a victory in its battle with Nasdaq.
Shares in Australia's Lendlease Group surged 9.7% to A$13.97 on Monday on a media report suggesting it became a takeover target, while the construction company said no "approach" had been received yet.
On Monday, Mike Pompeo, the US Secretary of State, is heading to Brussels to hold talks with the EU officials over Iran and other issues, before his trip to Russia to meet the Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi.
The welding and valves producer Colfax Corp is nearing a sale of its gas and air handling unit to the PE group KPS Capital Partners for over $1.8B, a deal that would help Colfax pay down its debt after acquiring the DJO Global medical devices maker for $3.15B.
On Monday, New Zealand's dairy group Fonterra confirmed its sale of the ice cream business Tip Top to the British firm Froneri in a deal valued at $250.3M, amid Fonterra's intention to cut its portfolio, shifting focus to international markets.
SoftBank Vision Fund is set to invest $800M in Greensill, the UK group providing chain funding to firms, Bloomberg reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.
The Chinese sector of electronic information production industry revealed 6.3% yearly increase in revenue in the first quarter of this year, official data showed.
China's Macao economic growth rate is seen to rise by 4.3% this year, mainly driven by tourism, the Special Administrative Region monetary watchdog reported on Saturday, quoting the report published by IMF.
China reported on Saturday that surplus in its current account came in at $58.6B in the Q1, up from $54.6B in the prior quarter, boosted by higher external demand for the country's goods.
Germany's Thyssenkrupp is planning to seek new partners for the group's steel operations after scrapping the EU merger deal with the Indian company Tata Steel, Guido Kerkhoff, the CEO, announced on Sunday.
On Sunday, Pakistan has reached an agreement with the IMF on a three-year $6.0B bailout package that is aimed at enhancing fragile public finances, as well as boosting the slowing economy, the country's official stated.
The China express delivery index plummeted came in at 100.8% last month, compared to 101.5% reading in March, according to the CFLP's data report revealed on Saturday.
The Chinese national securities regulator approved three new applications for initial public offering of Guangdong SongYang Recycle Resources, Sichuan Dawn Precision Technology and Shandong Yuanli Science and Technology that are set to be listed on the A-share market.
Jon Taylor, the expert on China, stated on Sunday that Washington's decision to increase extra tariffs on China imports during another round of the US-China trade talks affected tensions between the two countries, making them "worse, not better".