Bloomberg A private university in Thailand has begun accepting rice in payment for tuition fees as the nation struggles under a grain glut that’s hurting farm incomes. Students enrolled at Rangsit University in Bangkok’s northern suburbs can pay all or part of next semester’s costs with rice, said Worachat Churdchomjan, a dean who helped set up the program. The …

  Bloomberg Issuance of CLOs (Collateralized Loan Obligation) in Europe in 2017 may exceed this year’s record for post- crisis sales with a well-stocked pipeline of new deals, no let-up in investor demand and supportive credit conditions. Themes seen in recent months look set to carry over into next year, with the issuer and investor base diversifying, more CLO refinancings …

  London / AFP Britain’s economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter, revised official data showed, indicating no impact yet from the nation’s looming exit from the European Union. Gross domestic product expanded by 0.6 percent in the three months to the end of September, up from the previous estimate of 0.5 percent, the Office for National Statistics …