Bloomberg The Philippine central bank is prepared to lend more to the government, helping to boost state funding to counter the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, Governor Benjamin Diokno said on Monday. The comments come days after President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law a measure providing 165.5 billion pesos ($3.4 billion) for pandemic relief. The law allows Bangko Sentral ng …

Bloomberg Sweden’s central bank will make good on its promise to enter the corporate bond market, as it begins buying 10 billion kronor ($1.1 billion) worth of securities. But the move, which the Riksbank says will rein in funding costs for businesses and help contain credit supply shocks, has courted controversy ever since it was announced in July. Some investors …

Bloomberg Deutsche Bank AG plans to boost lending to commodity traders in the Middle East to help double the size of its regional business. The German lender, which on Monday appointed Loic Voide and Kees Hoving as co-chief executive officers for the Middle East and Africa, is also targeting bond markets for growth in the region. “In the next five …