China's main state-owned banks reported an increase of their net profits in previous year despite the pandemic up to 1.93% year on year.
The Postal Savings Bank of China reported on Friday that its net profit in 2020 increased 5.38% to $9.8B.
According to a report published by FAW-Volkswagen Automobile Co., Ltd., the number of cars sold in Q1 increased 72% year on year.
The US Treasuries edged higher on Friday amid publication of the report showing a spike in employment in March.
John Krafcik, the Chief Executive Officer of Alphabet Inc's Waymo, announced his resignation on Friday but would remain in the company as an advisor.
The US economy added 916,000 jobs in March and the unemployment rate declined to 6.0%, data published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics show.
The International Monetary Fund approved a new three-year $2.34B loan to Kenya to help the country respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and to refinance its existing debt.
The majority of UK companies face trade disruptions with the EU since Brexit and many expect the problem to last for a long period of time, a survey shows.
Israeli authorities plan to increase the use of the solar energy to 20% by 2025 and to 30% by 2030, the chairman of Israel's Electricity Regulatory Authority Yoav Katsavoy says.
Egypt's Suez Canal Authority plans to seek over $1B in compensation for losses related to the blockage of the canal by the container ship Ever Given.
South Korea's inflation reached a 14-month high in March, due to higher prices for oil products and farm goods, a report published by the Statistics Korea shows.
The South African Reserve Bank fined Deutsche Bank for weaknesses in its anti-money laundering policies, a report published by the central bank shows.
The US economy will expand by more than 6% this year, in part due to the nation's aggressive fiscal policy stance, a report published by the Peterson Institute for International Economics shows.
The Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Friday sustained a no-confidence vote and promised lawmakers' to restore confidence.
According to sources familiar with the matter, the US and Iranian diplomats will have unofficial talks in Vienna over the nuclear deal.
According to the Nikkei newspaper, the US and Japan agreed to cooperate on ensuring stable supply of chips' critical parts.
The Turkish ruling AK Party presented a proposal on Friday that presupposes corporate tax increase to 25% from 20%.
The number of produced vehicles in Q4 2020 by Tesla Inc beated the Wall Street expectations because of high demand on less expensive models.
Partners including Dassault Aviation and Airbus reached a tentative agreement on the European FCAS fighter project, people close to the matter say.
Sales of light commercial vehicles and passenger cars in Turkey rose 92.8% in March, compared to the same period in 2020, to 96,428 units, the Automotive Distributors Association reports.
A Russian court fined Twitter over its failure to remove banned content and Russia slowed the speed of the service in the country.
The US and Japan plan to cooperate on the supply of chips with a potential agreement between the two countries later this month, the Nikkei newspaper reports.
Germany plans to present a proposal to rebuild the Port of Beirut to Lebanese authorities as a part of efforts to help the country after an explosion at the port in 2020.
The popular video games maker Timi Studios, owned by China's tech giant Tencent, generated its 2020 revenue of $10B, Reuters reported on Friday.