South Korea reported its largest current account surplus in about seven years in June, driven by robust exports led by semiconductors, central bank data showed Wednesday.

The British Government announced its intention to hold a global investment summit on October 14 to stimulate investment in the United Kingdom.

Non-oil and government activities in Saudi Arabia during the second quarter of this year recorded an increase of 4.4 percent and 3.6 percent, respectively, while real GDP decreased by 0.4 percent compared to the second quarter of 2023, affected by the decline in oil activities by 8.5 percent.

The euro area economy grew more than expected during the second quarter of 2024.

Gold prices rose during Asian trading on Monday, on optimism of a US interest rate cut in September, and escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.

The Qatar Stock Exchange Index closed its trading today, up by 37.39 points, or 0.37 percent, to reach 10135.75 points.

Australia has signed a four-year, A$2.2 billion ($1.4 billion) contract with submarine manufacturer ASC to upgrade the navy's Collins class submarines.

South Korea's economy retreated in the second quarter of the year as weaker domestic demand clouded recovery prospects, despite robust exports, S. Korean News Agency (Yonhap) reported.

The inflation rate in the Sultanate of Oman increased by 0.7 percent in June 2024 compared to the same month in 2023.

Japan recorded a trade surplus of 224.038-billion-yen last month, while analysts had expected a trade deficit of 240 billion yen, compared to a deficit of 1.220 trillion yen in May last year.

Official data showed on Wednesday that the inflation rate calculated by the Consumer Price Index in the UK remained stable at 2% during the past month of June.

Kuwait Oil Company announced Sunday the discovery of huge commercial quantities of light oil and associated gas in the al-Nokhatha offshore field located east of Failaka Island within Kuwaiti economic waters.

China's foreign trade registered a record-high increase of 6.1% in the first half of the current year, providing stronger momentum for economic recovery.

Oil prices recovered during early trading today, Wednesday, after three days of decline on reports of likely decline in US crude and fuel inventories last week, indicating stabilization in demand and with improved expectations related to lowering interest rates.

China's passenger car exports reached 378,000 units in June last month, recording a 28% annual increase.

South Korean car exports rise 3.8% year-on-year to $37 billion in first half of this year by the virtue of increasing its exports to the United States.

The Bank of Korea announced on Friday that South Korea has recorded the largest current account surplus in 32 months in May, driven by a sharp increase in the trade surplus and an increase in dividend payments.

More than 7,000,000 passengers travelled through Sofia Airport in 2023, up from the pre-pandemic 2019, the Bulgaria news agency has learnt from a report by SOF Connect published on Wednesday.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has achieved 22.9% growth in spending by foreign visitors during the first quarter of 2024 compared to the first quarter of 2023.

Gold prices stabilized in Asia in the early hours of Monday morning, supported by data showing a decline in inflation in the United States, which raised hopes that the US Federal Reserve will begin reducing interest rates this year.