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IMF’s $6.5bn allows Ecuador to restructure bonds

Bloomberg The International Monetary Fund agreed to lend Ecuador $6.5 billion which will allow the nation to complete a bond restructuring plan and fund its 2020 budget. The deal will enable the exchange of $17.4 billion of debt to go ahead before the September 1 deadline. The country had agreed with bondholders that it would seek a new IMF deal, ...

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Centricus, Triller seek to buy TikTok assets for $20 billion

Bloomberg Centricus Asset Management Ltd. and Triller Inc. are seeking to buy TikTok’s operations in the US and several other countries from ByteDance Ltd. for $20 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter. Investors led by London-based Centricus will partner with US-based Triller, another video and music-based social networking app, which would have a minority stake in a ...

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McLaren’s once-a-decade debut augurs hybrid supercar future

Bloomberg McLaren Automotive’s first new vehicle chassis in a decade will carry a big burden, underpinning the supercar maker’s transition to all-electrified powertrains. The first of the gas-electric hybrid models built off the carbon fiber architecture will debut next year, McLaren said in a statement. Its composites technology center in Northern England’s Sheffield region developed the chassis and will produce ...

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