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Garuda’s administrators recognise $8.3b of claims

  Bloomberg Administrators for PT Garuda Indonesia have acknowledged claims worth 120.5 trillion rupiah ($8.3 billion) as the beleaguered airline seeks to restructure its debts. Documents posted online showed the biggest claim coming from Airbus SE at more than 7.8 trillion rupiah. Oil company PT Pertamina, which is looking to recover 7.5 trillion rupiah, also featured on the list labeled …

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Singapore Airlines to start selling sustainable aviation fuel credits

  Bloomberg Singapore Airlines Ltd will start selling sustainable aviation fuel credits in July, a move that will help travelers mitigate carbon footprints as businesses and governments work to reach net zero emissions by 2050. The city-state’s flag carrier plans to sell 1,000 SAF credits to travelers and freight forwarders, it said in a joint statement with the Civil Aviation …

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Inditex’s profitability hits 10-year high on Zara price hikes

  Bloomberg Inditex SA reported its highest profitability in a decade as the Zara owner offset inflation through tight cost control and kept attracting shoppers even with higher prices. Operating income rose 82% in the three months through April, exceeding pre-pandemic levels, the company said. The gross margin reached a 10-year record. The stock rose as much as 4.8%. Inditex …

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Marks & Spencer outgoing CEO gets $3.3m exit package

  Bloomberg Marks & Spencer Group Plc’s outgoing Chief Executive Officer Steve Rowe is set to receive a £2.6-million ($3.3 million) compensation package as he officially steps down from his role this summer. That includes a £1.6 million bonus because he will serve as adviser to the new leadership for a year, according to the annual report. Half of the …

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Qantas needs office staff to work as crew

  Bloomberg Australia’s Qantas Airways Ltd is appealing to head-office employees to help the airline’s overworked ground handling staff as the pandemic-hit sector struggles to cope with a rebound in air travel. Workers at the headquarters of Sydney-based Qantas and its Melbourne-based low-cost airline Jetstar have been asked to step in and assist during the peak July vacation period, according …

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India raises key interest rate for a second straight month

  Bloomberg India’s central bank raised the key interest rate for a second straight month and pledged to withdraw the pandemic-era accommodation as it steps up its fight to tame prices that have been running above its target band since beginning of year. The Reserve Bank of India’s rate setting panel unanimously raised the repurchase rate by 50 basis points …

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RBA wrongfoots market with outsized increase, sending yields soaring

  Bloomberg Australia’s central bank surprised investors by raising interest rates by twice as much as forecast and committing itself to “doing what is necessary” to rein in broadening inflationary pressures. Bond yields soared and stocks falls as the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) raised its cash rate by 50 basis points — the biggest increase in 22 years — …

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BOJ’s Kuroda sees progress on prices while sticking with easing

Bloomberg Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda pointed to some positive changes that suggest progress is being made toward his stable inflation target while making clear that policy tightening still isn’t an option for now. Several data sets are showing rising inflation expectations and a higher tolerance for price increases among households, the governor said in a speech. “This …

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Deutsche Bank moving Russian IT staff to Berlin

  Bloomberg Deutsche Bank AG is moving hundreds of IT staff in Russia to Berlin as the lender braces for a potential closure of its technology center in the country, people familiar with the matter said. The bank has made offers to relocate to all of its about 1,500 employees at the Russian IT center in Moscow and St. Petersburg …

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Ukraine raises key rate to 25%

  Bloomberg Ukraine’s central bank more than doubled its benchmark interest rate in a first such move in four months, reactivating policy tools to stem inflation and shield the currency battered by the Russian invasion. The central bank raised borrowing costs to 25% from 10% in its meeting on Thursday, the highest level since September 2015 — and the top …

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