On Tuesday, German government officials announced that the government is supporting the French President's Emmanuel Macron's ideas about the future of the EU.
Total agreed to acquire a 10% stake of the Russian Novatek's Arctic LNG 2 project, as France's energy firm seeks expansion into the Asian market.
On Monday, Findel rejected a takeover approach made by the sports good retailer giant Sports Direct, claiming its offer had significantly undervalued the British educational and online business.
Germany's chemicals group Evonik Industries agreed on a sale of its acrylic sheet unit to the buyout firm Advent in a deal worth €3.0B, after a year it had made a decision to sell the business.
Barrick Gold's CEO Mark Bristow stated he was open to discuss a possible Nevada joint venture proposed by Newmont, despite his company was seeking an $18B takeover deal with Newmont's shareholders.
Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, is considering to file for bankruptcy, seeking to address significant liabilities from about 2K lawsuits alleging it contributed to thew US deadly opioid crisis.
Belle International, China's footwear retailer, selected BAML as an adviser for its Hong Kong IPO of the company's sportswear business unit, planned for this year.
Cathay Pacific Airways, Hong Kong's flagship airline, announced on Tuesday it had entered talks to acquire a stake in HNA's budget carrier Hong Kong Express Airways, expecting the agreement to be reached soon.
Japanese authorities announced on Tuesday that the ex-chairman of Nissan Motor Company Carlos Ghosn has been granted bail. Ghosn had been detained for more than three months.
On Tuesday, the Caixin Purchasing Manager Index, which surveys the situation in the services sector, revealed that the services industry has fallen down to 51.1. The number reveals that growth has slowed down.
The President of the United States on Tuesday announced that he will end the preferential trade agreement with India. Due to this decision $5.6 billion worth of goods should be taxed.
On Tuesday, the US Dollar fluctuated near a two week high level. The USD has been surging since the Federal Reserve revealed that Quantitative Tightening will continue throughout this year.
Alphabet's Google is set to ban political ads on the platform before Canada's federal election, after the country introduced stringent rules of transparency.
China is set to cut billions of dollars in fees and taxes, step up infrastructure investment and increase lending to small firms, as the government rises stimulus to shore up the economy growing at the weak pace.
Indonesia and Australia signed a free trade deal on Monday after several years of negotiations, the Australian Minister of Trade, Tourism and Investment Simon Birmingham says.
Greece's Public Debt Management Agency reached international banks to issue 10-year sovereign bonds, the first such issue in nine years.
The outstanding debt of the Philippines reached a record high of $144.74B at the end of January, the Philippine Bureau of Treasury reports.
Kenya's forex reserves increased by $87M the previous week to $8.196B from $8.109B, the Central Bank of Kenya reports.
Qatar's Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed the latest developments in Libya and Syria on Monday.
The Chinese rail freight volume, an indicator of economic activity, increased in January to 368M tonnes, the National Railway Administration reports.
The Spanish unemployment increased slightly by 0.1% in January to 3,289,040 people, the Spanish government reports.
Zimbabwe has attracted $985M of foreign investment the previous year to boost the economy, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor John Mangudya says.
China announced plans to cut the VAT rate, which covers the manufacturing sector by 3% points, Bloomberg stated on Monday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
The outstanding debt of the Philippines hit $144.74B at the end of January, as the government borrowed more abroad and locally, the BTr stated on Monday.