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South Africa says no extra money available for next three years

Bloomberg South Africa’s National Treasury says there are no additional resources available for government departments in the next three years. Any additional allocations will have to be funded from reductions in other programs, either within the department’s budget, or from another department’s budget, according to the document presented by Edgar Sishi, the acting head of the budget office, to the ...

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Chinese borrowers face fresh tests

Bloomberg Chinese firms that delayed debt payments during the coronavirus crisis are about to get the check. At least 10 companies will face fresh repayment tests on a combined 10.68 billion yuan ($1.5 billion) of bonds over the next two quarters or so, after they postponed maturities or swapped old debt for new notes to alleviate immediate pressure earlier this ...

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Two Goldman officials quit Asia merchant bank division

Bloomberg Two senior executives at Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s Asia merchant banking division have retired, a year after the firm combined its multiple private investing units into one team. Jonathan Vanica, who headed credit in Asia and real estate investing in India, Southeast and Korea, left this month after 19 years at bank. David Chou, a 15-year veteran who looked ...

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