Leaders of the BRICS countries China, India, Russia, Brazil and South Africa announced the expansion of the grouping to include the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Egypt , the United Arab Emirates, Argentina, , Ethiopia, Iran as new members at a news conference during its 15th Summit in Johannesburg on Thursday.

The newspaper "Kommersant" revealed the expected price of the modern Russian plane MC-21, which is planned to compete with planes from "Boeing" and "Airbus" in the market

Japan announced today the provision of five million dollars to provide emergency humanitarian aid in Sudan through five international organizations.

Swiss bank UBS announced Monday that it has formally completed its takeover of rival Credit Suisse in a $3.2 billion deal in March.

Oil prices rose in early Asian trade on Monday after US leaders reached a tentative agreement on the government's debt ceiling, which could prevent a catastrophic default in the world's largest economy and oil consumer.

The People's Bank of China (the central bank) on Monday injected funds into the financial market with a total amount of 125 billion yuan (17.93 billion US dollars) through medium-term lending facilities (MLF) and reverse repo operations.

Samsung’s first-quarter net income fell 86.1 percent to 1.57 trillion won, the worst in 14 years, blaming slowing consumer spending due to uncertainty over the global economy.

The European Union (EU) approved a bill to support electronic chips with total cost €43 about $47 billion to boost Europe's production of semiconductors and reduce its exposure to supply chain disruptions.

Sales of Apple's Mac computers worldwide plunged 40.5 percent year over year in the first quarter of 2023 amid a broader decline in consumers demand.

The International Monetary Fund Executive Board announced that it has approved a new 48-month extended arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) of SDR 11.6 billion (about US$15.6 billion) as part of a US$115 billion total support package for Ukraine.

The European Company for planes manufacturing (AIRBUS) announced that its net profits in 2022 came to € 4.2 billion, with an increase of 1 percent over 2021.

Chin announced that it is going to issue treasury bonds for three-year-term with total cost ¥ 750 billion about $108 billion to support its economy.

U.S. stocks closed higher Wednesday after the Federal Reserve (Fed) took a less aggressive stance than expected.

Deputy Oil Minister and Minerals Saeed al-Shamasi discussed on Tuesday with Executive Director of the Yemeni Company for Oil and Mineral Investments Dr. Abdullah Omair efforts exerted to resume work on four and five blocks in Shabwah.