Prime Minister David Cameron pleaded with Britons Tuesday to think of their children and their economic well-being before voting to quit the EU, as polls showed a razor-tight race with less than 48 hours before the referendum.

Ukraine said on Tuesday it was not hoping for fresh money from the International Monetary Fund this year, but said a payment delayed from 2015 should still come its way.

The announcement by Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman signals the Fund's lingering reservations about the corruption and legislative problems besetting the cash-strapped former Soviet state.

Greece on Tuesday will receive 7.5 billion euros ($8.5 billion) in promised loans from its international creditors, senior European officials said.

European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker, who is on a visit to Greece told Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos: "The ESM payments will take place today."

Oil prices fell in Asia Tuesday, snapping two days of gains, ahead of a report on US crude inventories and the British referendum on whether to stay in the European Union.

Asian markets mostly rose again Tuesday on hopes Britain will choose to stay in the European Union, but traders are moving cautiously with the outcome on a knife-edge just days before voting.

World stock markets surged Monday, led by rallying banking shares, on growing expectations that Britain will vote to remain part of the European Union in Thursday's referendum.

On June 3rd, 2016 the Global Shapers of Beirut - a group of young leaders in their respective fields whose mission is to help alleviate the different existing challenges in the Lebanese capital from the waste management crisis to the refugee influx to youth empowerment - in collaboration with the Career Services of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at the American University of Beirut (AUB) hosted a one day forum.

Titled “SHAPE YOUR CAREER,” this once in a springtime conference offered students from AUB as well as other universities the chance to connect with experts in their field of interest, who can highlight the challenges and opportunities, offer feedback, insight, guidance and mentorship on how to navigate through the job market in Lebanon.

India Monday announced a sweeping relaxation of foreign direct investment (FDI) rules in civil aviation, defense and a string of other sectors as part of efforts to open up the economy.

The pound extended its rally in Asian trade Monday as investors swung their bets to Britain voting to remain in the European Union this week.

Oman has raised $2.5 billion in a bond sale arranged by five international banks to help meet its budget deficit resulting from low oil prices, the finance ministry said Saturday.