Singapore's central bank on Tuesday said it was kicking out Swiss bank BSI, which has been linked to a global money-laundering scandal at Malaysia's state fund 1MDB that has embroiled Prime Minister Najib Razak.

Eurozone finance ministers will on Tuesday push for a deal to unlock bailout cash for Greece and resolve a row with the IMF over debt relief for Athens.

Chinese investors signed a deal Monday with Oman's government to build an industrial city, including an oil refinery, in the southern port town of Duqm, a joint statement said.

Russia on Monday announced its return to the international bond markets for the first time since the West slapped it with sanctions over its role in the Ukraine conflict.

U.S. industrial conglomerate General Electric said Monday it would invest $1.4 billion in Saudi Arabia in support of the kingdom's recently unveiled plan to diversify the oil-dominated economy.

The speaker of Egypt's parliament has threatened to take disciplinary action against members who publicly criticize the government's monetary policy, raising further questions about the legislature's independence.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday signed a three-way transit agreement on Iran's southern port of Chabahar.

The accord, which calls for joint investments, will significantly boost the role of the under-tapped port of Chabahar, connecting Iran through India and Afghanistan to central Asia, the Iranian presidency said on its website.

Hakim: Initiatives like Project Lebanon contribute to the launch of new projects, boost export and investment, and thus put the economic wheel in motion.

Aoun: 21 years of success with the participation of 450 companies from 20 countries.

Britain could be plunged into a year-long recession and lose hundreds of thousands of jobs if it left the European Union, the government said Monday, in a warning dismissed as "biased" one month before an in-out referendum.

Speaking at a hardware store, Prime Minister David Cameron said Britain risked sparking a "do-it-yourself recession" by voting to leave the bloc on June 23.

Oil prices dipped in Asia Monday after Iran said it has no plans to join any output freeze by other major producers.

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries -- of which Iran is a member -- is due to meet in Vienna on June 2, after talks in Doha in April involving OPEC members and other major producers such as Russia failed to reach a deal to cap production.