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Chinese group buys Albanian airport

AFP Chinese financial giant Everbright has bought the Albanian capital’s main air hub, Tirana International Airport, its management said. The airport had since 2005 been run by TIA, whose shareholders include German airport manager AviAlliance, German investment and development firm DEG and the Albanian-American Enterprise Fund. “We are thrilled to announce an era of transformation with China Everbright Limited,” TIA ...

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ABN Amro to weigh sale of Asia pvt-banking business

  Bloomberg ABN Amro Group NV, the state-controlled Dutch lender that returned to the stock market last year, is exploring a sale of its Asia private-banking business, people with knowledge of the matter said. The bank is working with a financial adviser and has reached out to potential buyers to gauge their interest, according to the people. The deliberations are ...

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HSBC executive barred over forex fraud

  Bloomberg An HSBC Holdings Plc. executive and a former employee have been barred from the banking industry by the Federal Reserve as they face U.S. criminal charges that they committed fraud in conducting foreign-exchange trades. The Fed’s move follows the August indictments of Mark Johnson, who was HSBC’s head of foreign exchange cash trading, and Stuart Scott, the bank’s ...

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