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Bloomberg The German government will request authorisation from parliament to raise a further 62 billion euros ($70 billion) in debt to help pay for its massive stimulus program, according to two people with direct knowledge of the plan. That would bring the total of new debt this year to 218 billion euros, said the people who requested not to be ...

Bloomberg Sweden’s financial watchdog says it may need to tighten rules around bond trading following a liquidity crunch that led 35 fixed-income funds to slam shut in March. Peter Svensson, a spokesman for the Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) in Stockholm, said one area of particular interest is an exemption granted to Swedish securities firms a few years back, essentially giving ...

Bloomberg British Prime Minister Boris Johnson encouraged consumers to go out and “shop with confidence” when stores reopen in England on Monday, as he suggested social distancing rules will be eased. Johnson said coronavirus regulations requiring people to stay 2 meters apart in public spaces could be relaxed as infection rates fall. His signal will be welcomed by Conservative Party ...

Bloomberg Businesses across the US have begun intensive Covid-19 disinfection regimens, exposing returning workers and consumers to some chemicals that are largely untested for human health, a development that’s alarming health and environmental safety experts. The rush to disinfect is well-intentioned. Executives want to protect employees while abiding by US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention guidelines (and to avoid ...

DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai and General Supervisor of the Dubai: Capital of Islamic Economy Initiative, said that as the global hub of the Islamic Economy, Dubai is well placed to lead the sector’s contributions to revitalising the regional and international ...

Bloomberg Saudi Aramco began executing the acquisition of a 70% stake in Saudi Basic Industries Corp. through block trades worth 259 billion riyals ($69 billion) on Sunday. A total of 2.1 billion Sabic shares changed hands on the Saudi exchange in four transactions as the oil company moves ahead with the purchase from the kingdom’s Public Investment Fund (PIF). Aramco ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (Dafza), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (CCAB) to on board the Chamber as a Halal Trade and Marketing Centre (HTMC) service partner, during a webinar held by CCAB. The MoU signing ceremony was attended by Ms Amna Lootah, Dafza’s Assistant Director-General, and Rubens Hannun, CCAB ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The temporary committee to handle impacts of Covid-19 held its fourth virtual meeting, chaired by Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, to discuss national efforts to support economy and the best ways of limiting the effects of the pandemic on business sector. Al Mansouri highlighted importance of national efforts and role of committee in ...

SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) organised a joint webinar with the Abu Dhabi Exports Office (Adex), of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, themed “Financial Services and Solutions for the Development of the UAE export companies”. The event was part of the bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which aims to enhance joint cooperation and ...

Bloomberg Russia’s state development bank wants to start turning the world’s biggest energy exporter into a hub for green finance days after a 20,000-ton diesel spill in the nation’s far north. VEB.RF, which has been used in the past to help finance President Vladimir Putin’s infrastructure projects, plans to set up guidelines for green bonds by the end of the ...