African nations are attending this year’s Dubai Expo 2020 in force, hoping to project an image of a modern and ambitious continent and shed stereotypes of conflict and underdevelopment.

Top US fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline shut its entire network, the source of nearly half of the US East Coast’s fuel supply, after a cyber attack on Friday that involved ransomware.

Myanmar’s military rulers have approved new investment in projects worth nearly $2.8b, including a liquefied natural gas (LNG) power plant that will cost $2.5b, the country’s investment body said.

Oil edged up slightly on Friday even as the Covid-19 crisis in India worsened, and prices notched a second weekly gain against the backdrop of optimism over a global economic recovery.

Chinese exports grew at a forecast-busting rate last month, data showed Friday, while imports surged at their strongest in a decade as the global economy bounces back from the pandemic crisis and domestic consumption recovers.

US tech giant Microsoft pledged Thursday to process and store all European cloud-based client data in the European Union amid unease in the region over the reach of US legislation on personal data collection.

Bangladesh Bank yesterday allowed courier service providers (CSPs) to use banking channels to settle payments for their services.

After a year of layoffs and uncertainty, data released on Wednesday showed the US service sector adding jobs and expanding in April, as the world’s largest economy bounces back from the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The European Union aims to help industries slash greenhouse gas emissions by promoting a rapid expansion of investment in low-carbon technologies, partly through schemes with easier state aid rules, according to a draft policy plan seen by Reuters.

The shock announcement that billionaire philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates are to divorce after 27 years of marriage has raised questions about the future of their hugely influential charity.

The Group of Seven wealthy democracies on Wednesday worked on plans to scale up global Covid-19 vaccinations, as calls mounted for a drastic increase in funding to help developing nations virtually shut out of early efforts.

The US economy is likely to see its fastest growth in nearly four decades this year, but the short-term inflation spike that will come with the rebound is not a cause for concern, a top Federal Reserve official said Monday.

Britain and India will begin formal free trade deal talks later this year, the UK government said Tuesday, after they agreed an initial package to boost bilateral trade and investment.

The US nonprofit Digital Dollar Project said on Monday it will launch five pilot programs over the next 12 months to test the potential uses of a US central bank digital currency, the first effort of its kind in the United States.

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday tamped down concerns that President Joe Biden’s plans for infrastructure, jobs and families will cause inflation, saying the spending will be phased in over a decade.

Some Berkshire Hathaway shareholders are grappling with how Warren Buffett’s conglomerate will handle a thicket of post-pandemic challenges, including looming inflation, a dearth of acquisitions and demands for more environmental and social disclosures.

Warren Buffett said on Saturday that Berkshire Hathaway Inc is being lifted by a US economy faring far better than he predicted early in the coronavirus pandemic, though investor euphoria is making it hard to deploy cash.

US markets were hit by a bout of profit-taking on Friday, while in Europe data confirming the eurozone is back in recession dampened investor enthusiasm.

After a string of losses, ExxonMobil and Chevron on Friday both reported a return to profitability in the first quarter, bolstered by a significant jump in oil prices.

US consumer spending rebounded in March amid a surge in income as households received additional Covid-19 pandemic relief money from the government, building a strong foundation for a further acceleration in consumption in the second quarter.