The budget deficit of the Philippines widened to $10.7B or 3.2% of GDP in 2018, slightly exceeding the 3% target, data released by the BTr revealed.
On Saturday, the Indian government proposed a new policy for its e-commerce sector, with a focus on data localisation.
On Saturday, EU's Agriculture Chief said that the European Union expects the UK to request for help to avoid food shortages under a hard Brexit.
Nicolas Maduro, the Venezuelan President, said on Saturday that his administration had broken diplomatic relations with Colombia.
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un began a long train trip to Vietnam on Saturday, for next week meeting with the US President Donald Trump.
The number of registered companies in Beijing rose by 180T to 1.65M by the end of 2018, the Beijing municipal administration reports.
The Chinese commercial banks reported a net forex settlement surplus of $12.1B in January, the first surplus in 7 months, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange reports.
The Chinese road freight volume increased 6.3% in 2018, compared to the prior year, to 3.19B tonnes in January, the Ministry of Transport reports.
The top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Kim Jong Un plans to make an official visit to Vietnam soon, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports.
Reforms in the Chinese financial sector should strengthen its ability to serve the real economy, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee Xi Jinping says.
The total spending of visitors in China's Macao Special Administrative Region increased by 13.6% to $8.62B in 2018, compared to the prior year, the SAR's statistics service reports.
The foreign trade of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region increased 11.6% to $2.08B in January 2019, compared to the same period in 2018, a data released by the Urumqi Customs shows.
The Bank of Valletta expects to resume non-SEPA transfers the next week after a cyber attack which forced to shut down bank's operations a week earlier.
The representatives of Italian and North Macedonian companies held a discussion on possible ways to further increase bilateral trade, the Italian Chamber of Commerce reports.
The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono reaffirmed their commitment to the full denuclearization of the DPRK during a phone call.
The number of cases related to money laundering in Malta rose by 94% in 2018, compared to the prior year, a report from the Ministry for Home Affairs and National Security Malta shows.
Thousands of jobs have been created in Laos as a result of the China-Laos Railway project, the local authorities in Laos say.
China has issued $476.5B of debt in January to help the timely implementation of major projects across the country, the People's Bank of China reports.
The China Securities Regulatory Commission has approved IPO applications from Sichuan Jinshi Technology Co., a paper product manufacturer, and Jushiri Technologies Inc., a telecom equipment producer.
Saudi Aramco inked a deal on Friday to acquire 9% of China's project Zhejiang Petrochemical during the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's visit to Beijing, according to the state news outlet SPA.
The former head of Provident Financial made an unsolicited $1.7B worth bid to acquire the struggling British lender, sending its shares up 4.9% on Friday morning.
Ferruccio Ferragamo has denied on Saturday a potential sale of the luxury shoemaker Ferragamo, following speculations about the brand's chairman considering such an option.
Centogene, the German biotech company, is set to launch an initial public offering with the Nasdaq Stock Exchange in New York, scheduled for this year, seeking to attract funds to finance its further expansion.
Switzerland's Sika has an interest to acquire some parts of the construction chemicals business owned by BASF or the entire business, the CEO Paul Schuler stated on Friday.