The flagship report on countries' business climate was cancelled after a data-rigging scandal.

The US Chamber of Commerce fears the effect of the faltering Indian economy on the American economy.

Biden unveiled many of his top economic nominees on Monday, including treasury secretary nominee Janet Yellen.

EU officials strongly oppose the May decision by the US to withdraw from the nuclear agreement and have sought to salvage the deal in some form.

The far-right Alternative for Germany rails against what it calls the "Islamisation of Europe" and denies it is racist.

Ivanka Trump helped launch a loan programme for women at the summit and caused a stir by briefly occupying her dad's seat at the table with world leaders.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives took a one point lead over the Social Democrats (SPD) in the latest poll conducted by Emnid for the German newspaper Bild am Sonntag, with nearly seven months to go before federal elections.

Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern on Sunday called for a EU-wide ban on campaign appearances by Turkish politicians to avoid having individual member countries like Germany come under pressure from Ankara.

Deniz Yucel, who holds both German and Turkish citizenship, was arrested on Monday on charges of propaganda in support of a terrorist organisation and inciting public violence

A 21-year-old Syrian refugee was arrested for killing a pregnant woman in Germany with a machete. The police do not suspect any connections with terrorism.