Bloomberg Citigroup could add close to 100 new employees to its businesses across the African continent as it surges past rivals to reclaim the top spot in arranging debt sales in the region. The New York-based bank has already started filling roles to add muscle to its local operations in anticipation that the headcount in sub-Saharan Africa will swell by ...
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Santander plans hybrid return for some of 17,000 US staff
Bloomberg Banco Santander SA is planning to allow some of its staff in the US to work from home on a more permanent basis. While roughly 50% of the firm’s 17,000 US employees are classified as site-dependent, about 45% will be able to split their time between home and the office, Tim Wennes, who oversees the company’s US arm as ...
Read More »Deutsche to slash Ireland jobs by half
Bloomberg Deutsche Bank AG is moving more than half of all positions out of Ireland as the German bank seeks to cut costs. The lender is shifting almost 250 roles in Dublin “to other centers around the world,†it said in a statement. However, it will add 35 front office jobs to expand the corporate banking team in Ireland’s capital, ...
Read More »Carmakers learn to live with chip shortage
Bloomberg Automakers’ sales soared in the second quarter as consumers snapped up sport utility vehicles and pickups, but thin inventories created by the global semiconductor shortage are tempering the pace of the industry’s recovery. General Motors Co, Toyota Motor Corp and others said that their sales soared in the most recent quarter, buoyed by pent-up demand for vehicles as Americans ...
Read More »Nintendo launches $350 Switch with display that still lags rivals
 Bloomberg Nintendo Co announced a new Switch console for release on October 8, a long-awaited $350 gadget likely to stimulate a wave of new software and holiday season sales. The new device marks the first major hardware upgrade to the console originally released in 2017 for $299. Its key upgrades are a larger 7-inch OLED screen and a doubling ...
Read More »BMW touts greener factories to win over buyers, regulators
Bloomberg BMW kicked off assembling its latest electric car, using the occasion to tout green credentials it hopes will appeal to buyers and regulators who increasingly demand sustainable products. The German automaker started series production of the battery-powered iX SUV at its Dingolfing plant near Munich, which sources hydroelectric power from nearby rivers. The model is expected to go on ...
Read More »Twitter to ‘fully comply’ with India rules
Bloomberg Twitter Inc pledged to “fully comply†with India’s new internet regulations, caving in a dispute with the government over rules that critics say curtail privacy and free speech. The US social media giant has appointed an interim chief compliance officer, will name a grievance officer by July 11 and set up an India office in eight weeks, a lawyer ...
Read More »Expo 2020 will foresee future full of opportunities: Abdullah
DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, stressed that the Expo 2020 Dubai will be a global platform for foreseeing a future full of opportunities for generations to come. The UAE, which has a unique international developmental legacy established by the late Founding Father, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al ...
Read More »Taqa, Abu Dhabi Ports plan mega green ammonia export project
Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (Taqa) and Abu Dhabi Ports (ADP) announced on Wednesday they are discussing the development of an industrial scale green hydrogen to ammonia export project in Abu Dhabi. A partnership on a green hydrogen to ammonia project on this scale between Taqa and Abu Dhabi Ports, would be a significant step towards ...
Read More »Dubai invested AED145bn in roads, transport projects
DUBAI / WAM Over the last 15 years, Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has undertaken roads and transport projects worth more than AED145 billion, stated Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority, (RTA), Commissioner-General for the Infrastructure, Urban Planning and Wellbeing Pillar in Dubai. This milestone was achieved ...
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