Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged Spanish firms to invest in India, saying the fast-growing country offered

Canada's economy roared back to life in the first three months of this year, as more business and household spending pushed growth to 3.7 percent, the government's statistical agency announced Wednesday.

Vietnam plans to open three special economic zones that offer investors greater incentives and fewer restrictions than available to date in the country, the investment minister said.

India's ambitious plan to push electric vehicles at the expense of other technologies could benefit Chinese car makers seeking to enter the market, but is worrying established automakers in the country who have so far focused on making hybrid models.

Marks and Spencer posted a 71-percent slump in annual net profits on Wednesday, hit by vast restructuring costs and sliding clothing sales, the British retail giant said Wednesday.

An Indian yogi is demonstrating the power of local consumer champions. Baba Ramdev, a saffron-robed tycoon, says his company,

Companies in Bangladesh have been familiar with enterprise resource planning (ERP) for about two decades. ERP is business process

The "war on sugar" being waged by governments and consumers to combat public health emergencies like diabetes is slowing growth in global demand, which along with other factors could signal a fundamental shift in consumption ahead.

German consumers remain in an upbeat mood for a second month in a row, dismissing risks on the horizon in view of a humming economy, said a closely-watched survey Wednesday.

The renewable energy sector employed 9.8 million people worldwide in 2016, marking a sharp increase from 2012, the Abu Dhabi-based International Renewable Energy Agency said on Wednesday.

Ford Motor Co said on Wednesday it plans to cut 1,400 salaried jobs in North America and Asia through voluntary early retirement and other financial incentives as the No. 2 U.S. automaker looks to boost its sagging stock price.

Hindustan Unilever Ltd, maker of products ranging from Lakmé cosmetics to BRU coffee, reported a 6.2 percent rise in quarterly profit, helped by strong sales of its Pears and Dove products.

Hundreds of small airports and ports around Europe are set to benefit from simpler EU state aid rules allowing governments to grant public funds to help them expand and create jobs.

British pay growth lagged inflation for the first time in two-and-a-half years in early 2017, underscoring the growing Brexit squeeze facing many households, official data showed on Wednesday.

Swedish carmaker Volvo's latest generation of diesel engines could be its last as the cost of reducing emissions of nitrogen oxide is becoming too much, Chief Executive Hakan Samuelsson was quoted as saying on Wednesday.

Advertising agency Mattra has recently won the Golden Globe Tigers Awards 2017 held in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.

For global banks, China's new "Silk Road" is a tantalising concept: billions of dollars in deals, loans and advisory fees, and a cosier relationship with Beijing for those who step up.

Slovak Finance Minister Peter Kazimir suggested Wednesday that the International Monetary Fund was on board for financing Greece's third bailout.

Factory price inflation eased in April, data showed Wednesday, fuelling concerns about a growth slowdown in the world's number two economy and denting hopes for a pick-up a global reflation.

The industry body for Germany's powerful chemicals sector on Wednesday forecast a pick-up in growth for 2017, after a strong first quarter stoked by increased demand at home and abroad.