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India pushes for $7.7b value for IDBI Bank in stake sale

India is pushing for a valuation of around 640 billion rupees ($7.7 billion) for state-owned IDBI Bank Ltd. in what could be the biggest sale of the government’s stake in a lender in decades, according to a person familiar with the matter. The government earlier this month invited bidders for a 60.72% stake in the Mumbai-listed lender. The valuation target ...

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Deutsche Bank pledges to cut emissions from loans to oil, gas

Deutsche Bank AG has given its clearest indication yet of how it plans to deliver on the commitment it made last year to reach net-zero financed emissions by 2050. Germany’s biggest bank said in a statement that it will “significantly” reduce its so-called Scope 3 emissions, which are also known as financed emissions, by 2030 and announced a set of ...

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China’s plunging market becomes a high-risk bet on Xi

China’s lurch towards one-man rule has made it more important than ever for investors to align their portfolios with the priorities of President Xi Jinping. Some are deciding it’s not worth the trouble. Chinese stocks tumbled by the most since 2008 in Hong Kong and the yuan hit a 14-year-low after the confirmation that Xi’s policies of stronger state control ...

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