Bloomberg PT Garuda Indonesia plans to raise money via a two-stage rights issue, as the indebted airline looks to salvage itself. After the carrier and its creditors come to agreement on its debt, the Indonesian government will inject 7.5 trillion rupiah ($520 million) via a first rights issue, Deputy Minister of State-Owned Enterprises Kartika Wirjoatmodjo told a parliamentary hearing. …
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ECB to herald new policy era with path to fight inflation
Bloomberg The European Central Bank (ECB) will begin a new era of monetary policy this week as officials complete their pivot to confront the threat of inflation running out of control. Armed with new forecasts and with prices rising at a record pace, President Christine Lagarde and her colleagues will end trillions of euros of asset purchases and cement …
Read More »Goldman returns to ESG debt market with $700mn deal
Bloomberg Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised $700 million in the US investment-grade market to help fund environmental and social initiatives, its first benchmark sustainable-bond sale in over a year. The New York-based lender sold a sustainability bond maturing in five years, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. The self-led deal yields 1.35 percentage points above Treasuries, …
Read More »Philippine central bank may cut reserve ratio: Medalla
Bloomberg Incoming Philippine central bank governor Felipe Medalla said that the lenders’ reserve requirement ratio may be lowered this year to counter the impact of stimulus withdrawal. The plan is to cut the ratio 2 percentage points to 10% about a month or two before a rule that allowed lending to small businesses be counted as compliance to the …
Read More »Uganda increases rates for first time since 2018
Bloomberg Uganda increased interest rates for the first time since October 2018 to counter accelerating inflation and support the weakening shilling. The monetary policy committee raised the benchmark rate to 7.5% from 6.5%, Deputy Governor Michael Atingi-Ego told reporters. The central bank cut its economic growth forecast for Uganda this year to a range of 4.5% to 5%, compared …
Read More »Alibaba, US-listed China stocks soar as crackdown fears ease
Bloomberg US-listed China stocks surged to the highest since early April on increased speculation that a year-long government crackdown on the technology industry is easing. While the S&P 500 Index struggled to mount much of an advance, the Nasdaq Golden Dragon Index closed 5.4% higher after surging as much as 8.3%, as Chinese regulators were said to be close to …
Read More »Crypto-linked ETFs 2022’s biggest losers with 60% drawdowns
Bloomberg Crypto-flavoured exchange-traded funds are cluttering the industry’s worst-performing list so far this year. The six worst-performing, non-leveraged ETFs in the $6.6 trillion arena in 2022 are all crypto-linked equity funds, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The $63 million Global X Blockchain ETF (ticker BKCH) is the biggest loser with a year-to-date drop of 64%. While crypto-linked ETFs …
Read More »Emirates, Airlink activate codeshare partnership
Dubai / WAM Emirates and Airlink officially activated their codeshare partnership, making it easier for customers to create their ideal itinerary and benefit from seamless connections and a single booking reference across eight domestic South African cities via the airline’s gateways Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban. Emirates customers can now book a wide range of additional flights, including eight destinations …
Read More »Ant unveils Singapore digital bank in Southeast Asian push
Bloomberg Billionaire Jack Ma’s Ant Group Co. launched its digital bank in Singapore, as China’s largest online financial platform branches out of its home market amid regulatory headwinds. Anext Bank will provide digital financial services to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, particularly those with cross-border operations, it said in a statement on Monday. The fintech giant is entering an arena …
Read More »Deutsche Bank, DWS raided over allegations in greenwashing probe
Bloomberg Deutsche Bank AG and its asset management unit had their Frankfurt offices raided by police, adding to the legal headaches facing Germany’s largest lender. Law enforcement officials entered the twin towers where Germany’s largest lender is headquartered, as well as the nearby premises of DWS Group, according to a statement from the prosecutor that confirmed an earlier Bloomberg …
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