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Bundesbank to include yuan in currency reserves

Bloomberg Germany’s central bank has decided to include the Chinese yuan in its own reserves, in a further boost to the international status of the currency. Speaking at an event in Hong Kong on Monday, Bundesbank board member Andreas Dombret said the decision was taken last year following an investment of 500 million euros ($611 million) by the European Central ...

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Morocco to loosen currency peg to attract investors

Bloomberg Morocco will loosen its currency peg in a long-awaited move aimed at strengthening its economy and avoiding financial imbalances that forced a slew of emerging nations into sharp devaluations. Bank al-Maghrib, as the central bank is known, will allow the dirham to fluctuate 2.5 percent above or below its official rate, significantly widening the band from 0.3 percent each ...

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India to split its flag carrier into four parts ahead of sale

Bloomberg India will break up its debt-burdened flag carrier into four separate companies and offer to sell at least 51 percent in each of them as part of a disinvestment proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The core airline business comprising Air India and Air India Express—the low-cost overseas arm—will be offered as one company, and the process will be ...

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