Bloomberg The man poised to become chairman of Danske Bank A/S is aware that the task ahead is huge. If elected to the post this month, Karsten Dybvad says he and the board will spend the “coming years” trying to “restore confidence in the bank.” The 62-year-old trained economist has been handpicked by Danske’s biggest shareholder, A.P. Moller Holding A/S. ...

Bloomberg Spanish banks were hit for the second time in a week after the Mexican government proposed scrapping certain bank commissions, including ATM withdrawal fees. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA plummeted as much as 7 percent, the biggest intraday drop in two years. The lender was down 5.7 percent as of 4:25 pm in Madrid trading, the largest decliner in ...

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE), in collaboration with Stargems Group, announced the completion of six successful rough diamond tenders of SACIM goods (Anhui-Congo Mining Investment Company) with over two million carats auctioned. The tenders were held at Almas Tower with around 200 diamond companies in attendance and facilitated by Dubai Diamond Exchange, a subsidiary of DMCC. Earlier ...