Bloomberg The question of who’ll be the next leader of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has gained urgency after Governor Zhou Xiaochuan dropped heavy hints that he’s ready to head into retirement. Announcements about changes in the PBOC leadership could come at any time. With President Donald Trump mulling who will be the next chair of the Federal Reserve ...

DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, launched the One Million Arab Coders initiative, as part of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI), foundation. The initiative seeks to equip young Arabs with the tools to build their future, starting with fluency in ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE Central Bank withdrew AED23.8 billion ($6.53 billion) in excess liquidity in four months, as part of its policy to manage excess liquidity in the banking system. In the meantime, certificates of deposit at the bank rose to the tune of AED126.64 billion by the end of September. Official statistics show that the month of ...