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Rwanda raises banks’ capital requirements

Bloomberg Rwanda’s central bank set out more stringent capital requirements for financial-services companies in the East African nation and announced a change in its monetary-policy framework to better accommodate the country’s requirements. Commercial banks need 20 billion francs ($23 million) of paid-up capital, four times the current requirement of 5 billion francs, while development lenders will need 50 billion francs, ...

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BMO digs deep in mining in ‘transition’ year for bank

Bloomberg BMO Capital Markets’ metals and mining division faced upheaval this year after losing its two veteran co-heads during an already tough time for the resource industry. Its new leaders aim to prove the investment bank remains as strong as ever in the sector. The Bank of Montreal unit is accelerating lending and adding more bankers, including a sales-and-trading team ...

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Trump-Powell battle would span three arenas where everyone loses

Bloomberg Donald Trump says he likes winning. Right now, it’s difficult to count up anything but losers if the president fires Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Trump has been discussing whether he can dismiss Powell, Bloomberg News reported, pro-mpting Treasury Secretary Ste-ven Mnuchin to tweet that the president said he doesn’t believe he has the authority to do so. Trump ...

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