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Bloomberg The European Union (EU) could charge 70,000 companies for access to the EU market to help pay for its coronavirus recovery program, Budget Commissioner Johannes Hahn was quoted as saying in a Financial Times interview. Hahn said there’s no alternative to giving the European Commission new sources of revenue to service the debt it would take on under the ...

Bloomberg Facing the worst recession in more than a decade, Vladimir Putin plans to roll out a spending plan to rival stimulus packages in other major economies. The Russian president’s government says the plan envisions support equivalent to a 10th of annual economic output. But analysts from Bloomberg Economics and some of Wall Street’s biggest banks say the level is ...

Bloomberg Europe’s car industry showed tentative signs of a recovery in May with some French and Spanish buyers braving visits to reopened showrooms. New car registrations fell 50% in France year-on-year, CCFA, the nation’s automotive-industry group, said on Monday. The drop was an improvement over April’s 89% plunge. Spain also showed a slight comeback. Renault SA and Peugeot owner PSA ...

Bloomberg The UK government is preparing to unveil an economic stimulus package in July as it steps up attempts to lessen the depth of the recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the Financial Times reported, citing unidentified government officials. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak is working on proposals to invest in training programs, infrastructure and help for technology firms, ...

Bloomberg The US labour market is showing the earliest signs of recovery, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. A drop in continued jobless claims, especially in states that reopened earlier than others, suggests rehiring by businesses may be starting to turn the tide, analysts led by New York-based economist Jan Hatzius wrote in a report to clients. The economists cautioned ...

Bloomberg Three buyout funds offered to acquire Spanish phone company Masmovil Ibercom SA for 3 billion euros ($3.3 billion), in one of the largest private equity deals to emerge during the coronavirus. Its shares surged the most on record. KKR & Co., Cinven Ltd. and Providence Equity Partners LLC offered 22.5 euros a share for the company. The bid, which ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The total number of business licences issued in the UAE in May amounted to 648,684, an increase of 1,035 licences from those recorded at the end of April, as per statistics from the National Economic Register. This increase highlights the continuity of economic activities in the country, despite the global slowdown of the sector. The monitoring ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Housing Authority (Adha) has said its customers are now able to “self-complete” their housing applications online or via its smart app. In a statement on Sunday, Adha said the new feature is in line with its efforts to support all citizens and their requirements during the current circumstances.” The service will allow customers ...

Bloomberg Opec+ members are close to a decision to bring forward their next meeting by a few days, according to people familiar with the situation. If confirmed, the move would give the cartel and its allies more room for maneuver to change the current production limits. The existing deal — struck in April as demand collapsed amid the pandemic — ...

Bloomberg Thailand’s parliament approved a 1.9 trillion baht ($60 billion) stimulus package to counter a recession but divisions emerged in the ruling coalition over how to monitor the program. Lawmakers on Sunday voted in favour of bills authorising 1 trillion baht of borrowing for government spending and 900 billion baht of steps by the Bank of Thailand. Two key parties ...