DUBAI / Reuters Bank of Singapore, a unit of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp, said on Tuesday it had received a licence to open a branch in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) as it aims to tap demand from wealthy individuals in the Middle East. The bank said the licence allows it to conduct private banking including investment, credit and wealth …

  Bloomberg Here’s another sign investors are growing more bullish on Egypt, which has interest rates of about 15 percent and a fresh loan from the International Monetary Fund under its belt: Citigroup Inc. is selling the first structured notes tied to the nation’s sovereign debt in six years. The New-York based bank plans to issue 305 million Egyptian pounds …

  Bloomberg Credit Suisse Group AG is courting investors to raise as much as $2 billion for a fund that will buy stakes in hedge-fund firms, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. The Zurich-based bank’s Anteil Capital Partners unit will aim to buy minority stakes in 10 to 12 money managers, the people said, asking not to …