Oil prices reversed gains to trade down on Monday on concerns that the cutting of ties with Qatar by top crude exporter Saudi Arabia and other Arab states could hamper a global deal to reduce oil production.

South Korea launched on Monday a $10 billion stimulus package to create jobs and bolster welfare programmes in the country faced with slow growth and ageing population. The 11.2-trillion won plan is the first since Moon Jae-In was elected president of Asia's

France's private sector growth accelerated in May to its fastest level in six years, a key survey showed Monday.

Parent companies of top three mobile phone operators in Bangladesh have voiced concerns against any possible high licence fees and revenue-sharing rate for the fourth generation (4G) services.

The momentum in job creation in Bangladesh has slowed in recent years despite robust economic growth, said the World Bank yesterday.

The Greek economy grew by a slim 0.4 percent in the first three months of 2017, official data showed Friday, revising a contraction of 0.1 percent reported in May.

The food industry is turning to the same technology used by virtual currencies to strengthen food safety and inventory management by tracking meats and crops from farm to table.

An extra budget to be announced by South Korea on Monday is intended to create more jobs, not to boost economic growth, the president's secretary for policy said on Sunday.

The Chinese yuan and Indian rupee are expected to shed some of this year's gains and weaken slightly against the dollar over the coming 12 months if the US Federal Reserve raises interest rates further as expected, a Reuters poll showed.

The iconic Jeep brand is the cornerstone of Fiat Chrysler's strategy to bolster its position in the global auto industry, but the brand's US sales have hit a pothole.

Brazil emerged from its worst ever recession in the first quarter of 2017, officials said Thursday, but political turmoil continued to threaten the weak recovery.

The EU's poorest member, Bulgaria, said Friday it will start lobbying to join the European Exchange Mechanism as a first step to its planned adoption of the euro.

India will tax gold at a rate of 3 percent under a new nationwide sales tax that comes into effect on July 1, the government said on Saturday.

Privatising state-owned airline Air India will be "very difficult" unless the government writes off at least part of its debts, a senior government economic adviser said on Friday after a top policy panel recommended selling off the carrier.

Toyota Motor Corp said on Saturday it had sold all shares in Tesla Inc by the end of 2016, having canceled its tie-up with the US luxury

Bitcoin exchange Coinbase Inc is in talks with potential investors on a new round of funding at a valuation of more than $1 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will travel to Argentina and Mexico next week for talks on trade with two of Latin America's largest economies, officials said Friday.

US unemployment fell to a 16-year low in May but monthly job creation has slowed sharply in the past three months, creating a mixed picture of the labor market.

Registrations of new cars in Germany spiked in May compared with the same month last year, official data showed Friday.

The aggregate increase in per capita income of a country does not necessarily ensure poverty reduction, particularly in a developing economy like Bangladesh.