BLOOMBERG  Morgan Stanley is considering a 7% cut in its Asia-Pacific investment banking workforce, with China taking the biggest hit as deteriorating relations with the US and weaker economic growth curb dealmaking, people familiar with the matter said. The bank is likely to start communicating with affected bankers as soon as this week, with more than 40 jobs at risk, …

BLOOMBERG  Global central banks tapped a record amount of the Chinese currency in foreign-exchange swap lines in the first quarter, in another indication of the yuan’s growing international status. The outstanding balance of all foreign currency swaps was 109 billion yuan ($15.6 billion) at the end of March, according to data released by the People’s Bank of China (PBOC). That …

ABU DHABI / WAM Dr Bader Abdullah Al Matrooshi, UAE ambassador to Vietnam, met with General To Lam, Minister of Public Security of Vietnam. During the meeting, they discussed strengthening relations between the two countries in areas of common interest. Al Matrooshi stressed the depth of relations between the two countries and the keenness of the UAE leadership to reinforce …