Bloomberg The Malaysian ringgit tumbled to a 24-year low as a stronger dollar and domestic political risks damped sentiment. The ringgit falls as much as 0.2% to 4.5015 per dollar as it breached the 4.5002 mark reached in January 2017. The Malaysian currency is now at its weakest level since January 1998, during the Asian Financial Crisis. A resurgent ...
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RBI acts to anchor rupee depreciation expectation
Bloomberg The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is in the currency market almost everyday with the twin objective of curbing volatility and anchoring expectations for rupee depreciation, the central bank’s Governor Shaktikanta Das said. “Exchange rate stability is an intrinsic element of our overall macroeconomic and financial stability,†Das said in Mumbai. “Our endeavour, amidst the extraordinary events unfolding globally ...
Read More »US futures, European stocks advance; pound rebounds
Bloomberg US stock futures climbed, with dip buyers drawn to attractive valuations after three weeks of Wall Street declines. European stocks rose as investors assessed responses to the region’s energy crisis ahead of the European Central Bank’s policy meeting later this week. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 contracts both advanced by more than 0.6%, with cash trading set to ...
Read More »Indonesia joins Asia dollar bond rush with sovereign deal
Bloomberg Indonesia marketed a benchmark-sized dollar bond, joining a flurry of activity in Asia as issuers took advantage of a let-up in borrowing costs. The offer features three tenors, according to a person familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified because they’re not authorised to speak about the matter. Yields on the sovereign’s existing dollar bonds ...
Read More »UAE launches survey to support startups, SMEs in space sector
Dubai / WAM Sarah bint Yousif Al Amiri, Minister of State for Public Education and Advanced Technology, and Chairwoman of the UAE Space Agency, said the UAE, guided by the vision of its wise leadership, has placed the space industry among its top priorities for the next fifty years, announcing many plans and initiatives that aim to consolidate the ...
Read More »UAE promotes charity work, turns it into community culture
ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE has successfully promoted the concept of charity work and turned it into a community culture and an ethical rule, by capitalising on the ethical legacy of members of the community. In this context, the UAE participated in the celebrations of the annual International Day of Charity which falls on the September 5. Federal ...
Read More »UAE aims to acquire 25% of low-carbon hydrogen market
Dubai / WAM Innovative technologies to produce green hydrogen using clean and renewable energy are witnessing rapid developments and steady progress, and studies indicate that green hydrogen production will increase by 57 percent annually to reach 5.7 million tonnes in 2030. The UAE aims to acquire 25 percent of the low-carbon hydrogen market, which is expected to reach more ...
Read More »FAB to offer inventory solutions to its clients
Abu Dhabi / WAM First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) on Monday announced its partnership with Silver Birch Finance Limited to offer inventory solutions to their local and international clients. Silver Birch, headquartered in the UK, is a specialist working capital structuring, advisory and execution firm that supports financial institutions by enabling them to offer corporate clients non-debt solutions to ...
Read More »Dubai records AED2.4b realty deals in one day
Dubai / WAM Dubai real estate market recorded 568 sales transactions worth AED1.37 billion, in addition to 93 mortgage deals of AED197.58 million, and 23 gift deals amounting to AED858.27 million on Monday, data released by Dubai’s Land Department (DLD) showed. The sales included 503 villas and apartments worth AED1.04 billion, and 65 land plots worth AED323.78 million, while ...
Read More »Adnoc awards $548m deal for gas line at Lower Zakum field
ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) on Monday announced the award of an AED2.01 billion ($548 million) contract to build a new main gas line at its Lower Zakum field offshore of Abu Dhabi. The award will increase the Lower Zakum field’s gas production capacity from 430 million to 700 million standard cubic feet per ...
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