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JPMorgan’s new UK digital bank has $10b in deposits

  Bloomberg JPMorgan Chase & Co’s new UK digital lender has attracted more than 500,000 customers and gathered about $10 billion in deposits since launching in September. Chase UK, its British digital-only bank, is “off to a strong start,” JPMorgan said in an investor presentation. But such growth hasn’t come cheap with losses at US lender’s overseas digital banks likely ...

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New Bank of Korea chief takes more vocal stance on economy

  Bloomberg New Bank of Korea Governor Rhee Chang-yong is turning out to be more outspoken than his predecessor as he shows a willingness to leverage his position to stimulate debate on economic challenges ranging from inflation to demographics. Rhee made clear ahead of his first policy meeting this week that he will press for higher interest rates to rein ...

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Thailand signals it’s in no hurry to raise rates

  Bloomberg Thailand’s central bank is confident inflation will return to target next year, signalling there was no rush to change monetary policy settings just yet to check price gains hovering around a 13-year high. “Inflation is no doubt trending higher,” Governor Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput said in an interview with Bloomberg Television’s Haslinda Amin at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting ...

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Hedge funds brace for $20b of redemptions, says Citco

  Bloomberg Hedge funds globally are bracing for nearly $20 billion of investor redemptions for the rest of 2022, even after seeing a net inflow in the first quarter, according to a report from Citco Group Ltd. Investors are already scheduled to withdraw $13.5 billion from the industry in the current quarter and another $6.3 billion the rest of the ...

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Snap’s gloomy outlook leads to record stock tumble, hits rivals

  Bloomberg Snap Inc plunged 43%, posting its biggest-ever one-day drop and dragging down social media peers, after the company cut its revenue and profit forecasts, blaming the weaker economic outlook for a sudden slowdown of its advertising business. “We continue to face rising inflation and interest rates, supply chain shortages and labour disruptions, platform policy changes, the impact of ...

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UN General Assembly pays tribute to late Sheikh Khalifa

  New York / WAM At a meeting of the UN General Assembly, the 193 member states of the United Nations paid tribute to the late President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. In his opening remarks to the UN membership, António Guterres, Secretary-General of the UN, said, “At this time of mourning, let us ...

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Adnoc, Masdar join BP in new energy partnership

  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed, Member of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Office, and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), witnessed the signing of a partnership between Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), bp and Masdar to ...

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UAE president allocates AED6m to purchase books from ADIBF

  Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued directives to allocate an AED6 million grant to purchase a selection of books, and reference and educational materials from the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF), which launched its 31st edition on May 23. The purchased books and materials will be distributed to school ...

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Abu Dhabi, Portugal discuss ways to enhance trade ties

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Supporting priority sectors and opening up new horizons for businesses in Abu Dhabi and Portugal came at the top of discussions between Mohamed Helal Al Mheiri, Director-General of Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Fernando Figueirinhas, Ambassador of Portugal to the UAE. The meeting took place at the chamber’s tower in Abu Dhabi ...

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flydubai, StanChart ink SLB deal for five Boeing aircraft

  DUBAI / Gulf Time Dubai-based carrier flydubai and Standard Chartered, have successfully signed the sale and leaseback (SLB) agreement for five new Boeing 737 Max aircrafts. Four aircrafts were delivered between March and May with the remaining aircraft scheduled to arrive from Boeing, before the end of the first half of the year. The deal was structured, financed and ...

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