The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund are providing funds to low-income countries and developing nations across the globe to fight the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Volvo Cars announced it would restart its production at Torsianda factory in Sweden starting from the next week, after almost a month-long shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Walmart is planning to hire 50K more employees at its distribution centres, clubs and stores amid rising demand for household essentials and groceries triggered by the coronavirus outbreak.
Goldman Sachs said it expected iPhone shipment to plunge 36% in the Q3 period amid the coronavirus-linked global lockdowns and downgraded Apple's stock to "sell".
According to the French unions, Airbus would implement a compulsory part-time working program for 3000 workers in Toulouse, Nantes and Saint-Nazaire.
EU's Environment Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevicius said that the European Union would tighten the rules on factory farming and wildlife trading amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
On Friday, the US automaker Ford Motor warned of $2 billion first-quarter loss, as company's vehicle sales to dealers dropped by 21% in the Q1 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
According to The Grocer report, Amazon.com is planning to launch super-fast grocery delivery in the United Kingdom.
Boeing's shares soared by 11.7% on Friday after the US planemaker announced plans to reopen commercial aircraft production next week.
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced on Friday that the UK has extended the furlough program until June 30.
The world's biggest ready-to-assemble furniture retailer IKEA plans to begin reopening stores in Europe in May. The company's CEO Jesper Brodin said on Friday.
Andrew Bailey, the Governor of the Bank of England, urged UK's banks to accelerate lending to small and medium-sized companies under the emergency scheme.
According to the French unions, Airbus would implement a compulsory part-time working plan for roughly 3000 workers in Toulouse, Nantes and Saint-Nazaire.
On Friday, the US automaker Ford Motor expected a $2 billion first-quarter loss, as Ford's car sales to dealers dropped by 21% in the Q1 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Boeing's shares surged by 11.70% on Friday after the US planemaker announced plans to resume commercial aircraft production next week.
China's Didi Chuxing is planning to complete 100M orders per day by 2022, increasing the number of its monthly active users to 800M globally, the ride-hailing firm's CEO Cheng Wei stated.
On Friday, Goldman Sachs is expected iPhone shipment to plunge as much as 36% in the third quarter period amid the coronavirus-linked lockdowns all over the world and downgraded Apple's stock to "sell".
Volkswagen Group reported on Friday its car sales plunged by 23% to 2M units in the period ended March 31 but added the Chinese market is expected to recover in near time, moving out of the COVID-19 crisis.
The Polish telecoms regulator has delayed the first 5G auction amid the lockdown aimed at fighting the coronavirus spread, it said on Friday.
Retailers in India sold 50% less fuel during the first half of April, compared to the same period last year, as the global lockdown against the coronavirus pandemic hit industrial and transportation activity.
Portuguese manufacturers of car parts are planning to resume their production before the nationwide coronavirus lockdown is lifted due to slowdown of the virus spread in Europe.
On Friday, Procter & Gamble Co reported its quarterly sales surged nearly 5% amid consumer stockpiling of diapers, detergents, toilet rolls, etc. due to global lockdowns caused by the coronavirus spread.
European Central Bank's policymaker Jens Weidmann stated on Friday that it is too early to measure ECB's measures in the fight against the coronavirus.
On Friday, for the first time in three decades, the GDP of China decreased by 6.8% on a year on year basis.