Monaco-based oil services company Unaoil said on Tuesday it was launching legal action against Australia's Fairfax Media group, publisher of the Sydney Morning Herald, over reports linking it to corrupt practices involving big oil companies.

Supreme Court asked to authorise arrests of the Senate President and other politicians for obstructing corruption probe.

Brazil's political crisis heated up, as authorities reportedly sought the arrests of senior figures in the push to impeach suspended president Dilma Rousseff, accusing them of obstructing a corruption probe.

U.S. investigators are examining whether Goldman Sachs violated the Bank Secrecy Act when it didn't inform regulators about a potentially suspicious transaction involving Malaysia's embattled state fund 1MDB, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

New Registrations of Companies

The number of new registrations of companies increased by 22% from Q1 2015 to Q1 2016. It has been noted that 2015 ended with 11,270 new registrations and a total of 227,840 registered companies.

Business Names and Partnerships Additional Registrations

Total Number of Registered Companies

From 2010 up to 2013 there was a steady increase of 14.7% in the number of registered companies. Since the events of 2013 we have seen a change in the trend and a decrease of 7.5% in 2014 and 9.5% in 2015.

New Rgistrations of Companies