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Dubai SME, FAB to facilitate receivable financing for SMEs

Dubai / WAM The Mohammed bin Rashid Fund (MBRF), of Dubai SME, the agency of Dubai Economy mandated to develop the small and medium enterprise (SME), sector, and First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the UAE’s largest bank and one of the world’s largest and safest financial institutions, have formed a partnership to launch a new receivable financing programme for Emirati- owned ...

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Alibaba raises $11b in biggest Hong Kong listing since 2010

Bloomberg Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has raised about HK$88 billion ($11.2 billion) in its Hong Kong share sale, marking the biggest equity offering in the financial hub since 2010. The company confirmed that it has priced 500 million new shares at HK$176 each in a statement. The price represents a 2.9% discount to the last close of Alibaba’s American depository ...

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Indian billionaire offers to repay $208mn debt early

Bloomberg Piramal Enterprises Ltd, a company controlled by Indian billionaire Ajay Piramal, has offered to repay a 15 billion rupee ($208 million) debt to Standard Chartered Plc early after getting a waiver on a covenant, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The flagship company of the group — which runs non-bank financiers and a drug maker — hasn’t ...

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