Mastercard and Visa, the two largest US card networks, were preparing to increase certain fees laid on the US merchants for processing of transactions starting from this April, the WSJ reported.
Mexico is set to inject $3.9B into ailing state oil firm Pemex, officials stated, pledging to strengthen finances and prevent a downgrade in further credit.
China's ride-hailing major Didi Chuxing announced plans to take over the US rival Uber in some of Latin America's expanding markets, recruiting managers in Peru, Chile and Colombia.
Jeans producer Levi Strauss filed documents to list the company on the NYSE, seeking to come back to the public market after more than 30 years.
Pioneer Natural Resources, the US shale producer, reported $1.18 profit per share in the Q4, falling from $1.22 in the same quarter of 2018, the company stated.
Saudi Arabia's King Salman launched $8B worth projects in the capital Riyadh, the latest within series of high-profile investment announcements.
A new plan of Franco-German cooperation over battery cell production is set to include two factories' construction, one in Germany and one in France, the French President Emmanuel Macron stated.
Mongolia's GDP grew 6.9% 2018 to $6.8B, compared to the year 2017, above a 6.4% forecast made by the Asian Development Bank, the National Statistical Office reports.
British retail sales rose 4.2% in January, compared to the same period in 2018, reaching the highest level since December 2016, the Office for National Statistics reports.
More than 180,000 Chinese tourists visited Morocco in 2018 after the country announced visa exemption for Chinese citizens, Morocco's Tourism Ministry reports.
The Zimbabwean inflation jumped 56.90% in January 2019, compared to the same period the prior year, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency reports.
The German insurance giant Allianz reported an operating profit of €11.5B in 2018, an increase of 3.7% compared to 2017, according to preliminary data published by the company.
The Ukrainian GDP grew 3.4% in the fourth quarter of 2018 compared to the same period the previous year, the Economic Development and Trade Ministry reports.
The Chinese foreign exchange reserves increased to $3.09T at the end of January, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange reports.
Britain's trade deficit widened £8.4B to £32.3B in 2018 as the country increased import of services by £7.2B compared to the prior year, the Office for National Statistics reports.
On Friday, DSV, the Danish freight forwarder, announced it had increased its offer for the Swiss transport and logistics firm Panalpina on February 6 to the all-cash bid at 180 francs for a share.
Japan Exchange Group has made a decision to merge with the Tokyo Commodity Exchange this year, as the country seeks creating an all-in-one bourse, with JPX to make an offer to acquire all of the TOCOM shares.
Alibaba Group Holding, the Chinese e-commerce major, has entered talks with the German wholesaler Metro to acquire a stake in its China's operations, sending Metro's shares up 0.6% on the news.
Royal Dutch Shell is set to acquire Germany's residential solar battery manufacturer sonnen, as the gas and oil giant's seeks expansion of its electricity business, with the deal expected to be approved in this year's first quarter.
According to the Interfax news agency, Russian bombers capable to carry nuclear bombs on board completed a training flight over the Sea of Japan.
The White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders stated on Friday that the US-China trade talks would continue next week in order to meet the deadline set for March 1.
The Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sanchez is expected to to schedule the date of early parliamentary elections for April 28.
The Foreign Minister of Ireland, Simon Coveney stated on Friday that the deadline for the final decision in terms of the UK exit from the European Union should not be later than end-June.
According to Eurostat on Friday, the Eurozone trade surplus declined in 2018 against the rest of the world because of massive imports.