The President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci said on Saturday that the European Union would lose a lot of substance after Brexit.
On Saturday, Iraq hosted Middle East countries at a business forum, which was set to strengthen relations between Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Kuwait, Syria and Jordan. News of new deals are to be expected from the forum.
The Prime Minister of Iraq Adel Abdul Mahdi has invited the heads of Saudi Arabia and Iran to a summit in Iraq. The PM seeks to strengthen relationships among the traditional rivals.
On Saturday, several envoys from Russia met with the President of Syria Bashar al-Assad to discuss trade and a constitutional committee. The committee is expected to head the political reforms in the country that would unify Syria.
The CEO of BlackRock Larry Fink announced on Saturday that there are no signs of an upcoming recession during the next twelve months. Namely, the world's largest asset management firm sees no risks in the near future.
On Saturday, Egyptian voters went to the ballot boxes to vote in a referendum, which would extend the President's Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's term.
On Saturday, the cyber security researcher, who stopped the malware attack WannaCry in 2017 has pleaded guilty to the US charges of creating malware. The researcher admitted that he had developed malware prior to his career in cyber security.
Chinese regulators on Saturday published new rules that will regulate the publishing of online games in China. Previously, rash control of the sector hurt the stock prices of Tencent and NetEase.
On Saturday, the leader of the Australian opposition Bill Shorten announced that during the next 100 days they will achieve that low-salary workers get an increased pay for overtime. Although, the opposition would keep its promise, if they would win next month's election.
On Saturday, it was revealed by Reuters that hundreds have signed an online petition to support the woman who has accused the CEO of JD.com of rape. The scandal has been affecting the company's stock price.
On Saturday, North Korea slammed the comments made by the US National Security Advisor John Bolton about North Korea not showing interest in denuclearization.
On Wednesday, PepsiCo revealed that the company has beat quarterly earnings estimates. On Friday, a detailed report of the quarterly results became public.
On Saturday, the Times published an article in which CIA accused Huawei of being funded by the Chinese National Security Commission, which is a branch of the People's Liberation Army.
On Friday, a government source revealed to Reuters that the Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro no longer opposes the nationalization of the Brazilian national post office.
The International Monetary Fund announced on Friday that it has granted Mozambique a $118.2 million loan to rebuild infrastructure in the aftermath of a devastating cyclone.
The government of Mali has resigned due to failing to decrease violence. The Prime Minister and his government stepped down after a recent increase of violence between tribes, which resulted in the massacre of 160 people.
On Friday, the Qatar Investment Authority and Crown Acquisitions announced that they were the anonymous investors, which bought real estate in New York from Vornado Realty Trust for $5.56 billion.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has fined Prosper Funding with a fine of three million USD for overstating the fund's net returns.
A report published by the Atlantic on Friday revealed that Joe Biden is preparing to announce his candidacy for the presidency on Wednesday. The leak is assumed to be intentional to test the public's reaction.
US statisticians on Friday published homebuilding statistics which revealed that construction of private homes in March reached a two year low level.
On Friday, climate change protesters descended upon the headquarters of the leading French bank Societe Generale. The protesters blocked people from entering the building.
The Dutch Tourism Bureau announced this week that it is expecting seventeen million tourists to visit the country during the Easter holidays. The tourists are forecast to spend nearly 300 million Euros.
The Chairman of Spice Jet Ajay Singh announced on Friday that his company is giving a hiring preference to ex-employees of Jet Airways. Jet Airways has been decreasing their staff in an effort to cut costs.
The Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan announced on Friday that the PM is ready to do more changes to his cabinet, if it will be required. The announcement came after a reshuffle of ministers.