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Coronavirus: Kenya Air’s CEO, staff to take pay cut

Bloomberg Kenya Airways Plc will cut salaries of executives and staff starting next month to combat a slump in revenue amid the coronavirus pandemic. Chief Executive Officer Allan Kilavuka will take an 80% pay cut, to be reviewed on a monthly basis, while senior management including board members will have their salaries reduced by 75%, according to an internal memo ...

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Target boosts wages, delivers bonuses to rank-and-file

Bloomberg Target Corp is boosting hourly wages, expanding its paid-leave policy and delivering bonuses to thousands of store employees, the latest move by a major retailer to reward rank-and-file staff for coping with the coronavirus. The cheap-chic retailer said it’s raising hourly pay by $2 until at least May 2, and offering paid sick leave of up to 30 days ...

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UAE banks’ assets reach AED3.095tn in February

ABU DHABI / WAM The central bank of the UAE has revealed the country’s banking indicator figures for February, noting gross banks’ assets totalled AED3.095 trillion. The February gross banks’ assets total represents a year-on-year increase of 6.4 percent, compared to February 2019 figures which reached some AED2.909 trillion. This figure is the highest recorded by the UAE banking sector, ...

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