Asian stock markets mostly edged up in thin holiday trade on Monday, with Tokyo's benchmark index surging nearly two percent as investors regained some confidence.

A sheep farmer, a stockbroker, a radio presenter: AFP spoke to 15 people across Europe whose careers are already impacted by Brexit more than a year before Britain's departure date.

Anti-corruption authorities in Latvia have detained the governor of the country's central bank, Ilmars Rimsevices, the Baltic news agency BNS reported.

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) said Sunday it has awarded Spanish Cepsa firm a 20 percent share in a concession of two offshore oil fields in a deal worth $1.5 billion.

Ministers Sunday greenlighted a bill allowing Israel to withhold tax monies it collects for the Palestinian Authority by the same amount as stipends that the PA pays to jailed militants.

China on Saturday warned it would take necessary measures to protect its interests if the US imposes tough trade sanctions against its steel and aluminium exports.

IMF chief Christine Lagarde warned Saturday that economic stimulus from US tax cuts may lead to a rapid rise in interest rates which would weigh on countries with high debt levels.

Société Générale de Banque au Liban (SGBL), one of the leading banks in Lebanon and the Levant, has partnered with Backbase to deliver “an entirely new experience to its customers,” SGBL said on Friday.

French auto giant Renault said Friday that it enjoyed a record year in 2017, with sales and net profit rising to new heights.

Italian oil and gas company Eni said Friday the recovery in global crude prices along with record production helped it swing back into profit in 2017.

The company turned a loss of 1.46 billion euros in 2016 into a net profit of 3.4 billion euros ($4.3 billion) in 2017, much higher than the average of just under 2.0 billion expected by analysts surveyed by Factset Estimates.