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Thailand cuts rate to rein in surging baht

Bloomberg The Bank of Thailand cut its benchmark interest rate for the second time in three months and said it will ease rules on outflows to curb a surging currency. Five of the seven Monetary Policy Committee members voted to cut the key rate by a quarter-percentage point to 1.25%, the central bank said in a statement. That matches a ...

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Silicon Valley Bank lends to Danish tech firms

Bloomberg A California bank with deep ties to the US venture capital industry is targeting Denmark for growth, as a lack of regulatory constraints on lending make the country a preferred destination in Scandinavia. Silicon Valley Bank, a unit of SVB Financial Group, says it’s budgeted a minimum of about $200 million to lend to Danish technology companies. Erin Platts, ...

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Postal Savings Bank to raise $4.1 billion in China IPO

Bloomberg Postal Savings Bank of China Co is poised for the country’s biggest initial public offering since 2015. The Beijing-based lender, which is already listed in Hong Kong, plans to raise 28.4 billion yuan ($4.1 billion) in what would be the world’s third-largest listing this year behind Uber Technologies Inc’s $8.1 billion share sale in May. One of China’s largest ...

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