On Wednesday, the Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has named her key ally Chen Chu as a new Secretary General to head her Presidential office.
The World Bank has cut its 2018 economic growth outlook to 3.2% in the six Western Balkan states, from the previous forecast of 3.3%, warning about the necessity of structural reforms for the region's sustainable growth.
Engineering production in Germany surged 3.9% to €223B in 2017 and is expected to grow by 3% or more this year, the VDMA President stated on Wednesday.
Global shipping fuel expenses are most likely going to rise by 25% by the year of 2020. This was announced by the consultant group Wood Mackenzie.
The presidency of Mozambique on Wednesday announced that the country will hold parliamentary, presidential and provincial elections on October 15 of 2019.
China's March vehicle sales surged 4.7% year-on-year to 2.66M cars, following a steep drop in the prior month, an industry body reported on Wednesday.
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development will provide Puerto Rico with $18.5B in an aid to reconstruct its shattered housing market and infrastructure after the Hurricane Maria.
The Volkswagen CEO Matthias Mueller's replacement has been planned during months with two other board members Karlheinz Blessing and Francisco Garcia Sanz to be ousted in the near future.
On Tuesday, Uber Technologies launched its new app for drivers with a real-time earnings tracker, a move from the ride-hailing company that should improve the contentious relationship.
The European air traffic control warned airlines on Tuesday to stay cautious in the Eastern Mediterranean amid a potential missile strikes into Syria within the next 72 hours.
Alphabet's Google is discussing an acquisition of Nokia's airplane broadband business with its technology that could help Google provide a faster alternative to Wi-Fi on airplanes.
Telefonica Brasil is planning to expand super-fast fiber-to-the-home broadband service to 20 new cities this year, as the company seeks to attract wealthier clients.
The Australian anti money laundering institution AUSTRAC has announced that digital currency exchanges, who do business in Australia, have to register with the institution.
The Mexican authorities are expecting details on the new US proposal to move auto production to high-wage areas of NAFTA. This would move auto production from Mexico to the US.
The Ant Financial Services Group is aiming to increase its fundraising goal by at least $8B. This could boost the company's evaluation to $150B.
The Toutiao joke app Neihan Duanzi in China has been banned by the country's watchdog due to vulgar content.
Japanese core machinery orders increased unexpectedly for the second month in a row in February amid a rise in orders from manufacturers.
China is set to allow foreign investors to enter the country's financial leasing, trust, consumer finance sectors and auto finance by the end of this year.
Chinese producer prices grew 3.1% last month, following February's climb of 3.7% and missing expectations for a 3.2% rise.
China's National Bureau of Statistics reported on Wednesday that consumer prices rose 2.1% in March, after surging 2.9% in the prior month, whereas analysts anticipated an increase of 2.9%.
On Tuesday, Brent and WTI futures surged 3.4% and 3.3%, respectively, after the Chinese President Xi Jinping soothed investor fears of a trade war between China and the United States.
The French Finance Ministry stated on Tuesday that France would cut the budget deficit more quickly than expected over Emmanuel Macron's term amid stronger economic growth.
US producer prices rose 0.3% in March, boosted by higher food and healthcare costs, whereas analysts anticipated a climb of 0.1%.
The White House reported on Tuesday that the US President Donald Trump believed he had the power to fire Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating the Russian interference case.