BB Seguridade, the Brazil insurance company, has sold its unit to the Spanish firm Mapfre in a new deal that could free up $478.2M worth of capital.
Christo Wiese, South Africa's tycoon, has cut part of its Shoprite stake this Wednesday, raising $264M, following his finances had been dented amid scandal-hit Steinhoff.
Inercom, Bulgaria's solar energy producer, is expecting to receive a regulatory approval to acquire the Czech utility CEZ's Bulgarian assets, the monopoly commission stated on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, Uber Technologies has gained a probation London licence to continue operating in the City, following the ride-hailing company's promises it had made changes to its corporate culture.
Norway is planning a sale of the rest 9.88% stake in the Scandinavian airline SAS, the country's ministry of industry and trade said.
Alexander Dobrindt, a senior member of the Bavarian Christian Social Union, said the party was seeking to introduce a stronger border control for migrants next week.
Oil prices rose early on Wednesday, boosted by disrupted supply in Canada and the US threatening to impose sanctions on Iran oil importers.
On Tuesday, Facebook has eased its ban, allowing some cryptocurrency related ads to be promoted, but still keeping the restrictions on the advertisements linked to ICO and binary options.
On Tuesday, Prime Opportunities Investment Group has been given more time to decide on the IWG proposal until 1600 GMT on July 21, the FTSE 250 firm said.
The buyout group KKR is preparing Selecta, the vending machine operator, for an initial public offering on the Swiss bourse this year valued at $1.0B.
According to CNBC, Conagra Brands is in advanced negotiations to acquire Pinnacle Foods with a deal likely to be announced as early as this week.
CGN Power, a unit of the nuclear power company China General Nuclear Power Group, is set to issue 5.05B shares on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange with the total value of $2.29B.
The Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Japan was in talks with the United States in order to avoid its companies being adversely affected by US sanctions on Iran.
Google announced this Wednesday that the company would retire the AdWords and DoubleClick brands due to the rebranding of its ad software.
The New Zealand business sentiment decreased to -39.0 in June, thus showing that 39% of respondents were pessimistic about the economic outlook during the following 12 months.
The Finance Minister of Canada Bill Morneau stated that he wants NAFTA talks to resume very soon, and while the country's economy was doing well the US-imposed tariffs on aluminium and steel were a problem.
Australia's Federal Court requested Air New Zealand to pay a penalty, as it was found that the carrier fixed prices of fuel, security and insurance charges for years, Australia's competition watchdog stated.
Profits at Chinese industrial firms rose markedly in May, keeping the prior month's sizzling pace in spite of signs of weakening momentum in the in the economic growth and intensifying trade tensions with the US.
Britain was committed to promoting open and free trade, and hopes to take advantage of opportunities brought by Chinese Belt and Road initiative, the UK Chancellor Philip Hammond stated.
Sudan plans to reopen the border with South Sudan and resume trade between the two nations, the Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir says.
The kingdom rejects to receive new refugees from Syria under any circumstances, the Jordanian Prime Minister Omar Razzaz says.
The United States will fail in breaking Iran, the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says.
The United Nations on Tuesday started a $1.9B program to promote good governance, sustainable development, gender equality and sustainable development in Kenya.
The British Prince William on Tuesday met with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin.