Recent Posts

Why garbage dumps are so dangerous

  When a mountain of trash collapsed at the fetid Reppi dump outside of Addis Ababa on Monday, at least 82 people died. It could’ve been worse: Hundreds of people live atop Reppi, Ethiopia’s biggest waste dump, trying to make a living from salvaging what city residents throw away. Despite well-known dangers, and the best efforts of the government, they’ve ...

Read More »

Deutsche Bank weighs sale of Indian retail business

  Bloomberg Deutsche Bank AG is weighing the sale of its Indian retail businesses as the German lender considers asset disposals to help boost capital levels, two people with knowledge of the matter said. The bank is also considering selling retail operations in European countries including Spain, the people said, asking not to be identified as the plans aren’t public. ...

Read More »

Westpac, ANZ to pay $2.3mn over FX trading conduct

  Bloomberg Two of Australia’s largest banks vowed to toughen oversight of their foreign-exchange practices and each pay A$3 million ($2.3 million) to the nation’s financial literacy fund after a regulator found inappropriate conduct in their currency trading divisions. Westpac Banking Corp. and Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. said on Wednesday they entered into so-called enforceable undertakings with ...

Read More »
Send this to a friend