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Goldman Sachs on an unprecedented hiring spree in China

Bloomberg Goldman Sachs Group Inc has been on an unprecedented hiring spree in mainland China and Hong Kong in the first four months of the year as the Wall Street titan pushes further into the world’s second-largest economy. The bank is in the process of hiring 320 staff, including 70 to focus on investment banking coverage, said a person familiar ...

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Nomura raises its profit target

Bloomberg Nomura Holdings Inc raised its pretax income target for the financial year ending March 2023 by 14%, with the bulk of growth expected to come from its wholesale division as it moves on from the implosion of Archegos Capital Management. Japan’s biggest brokerage expects pretax income at its retail, investment management and wholesale divisions to rise to 320 billion ...

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World’s stock rout extends as Taiwan tightens virus curbs

Bloomberg Taiwan stocks slumped, extending their biggest rout in more than a year, as the government tightened restrictions on people and businesses to control its worst outbreak of the coronavirus. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Index closed the Monday session 3% lower, having slid as much as 4.2%, as authorities urged companies to allow staff to work from home or ...

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China stocks gain as moderating recovery boosts liquidity hopes

Bloomberg China stocks appear to be staging a revival, notching their best two-day run since February on expectations that Beijing will likely maintain its policy support for an economic recovery that’s losing steam. The CSI 300 Index closed 1.5% higher, extending gains to 3.9%. The benchmark traded up to session highs following official monthly data showing that economic activity moderated ...

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Abu Dhabi shares at record high amid escalating Mideast tension

Bloomberg Abu Dhabi’s main stock index rises to a record, even amid heightened tensions in the region, as the benchmark’s biggest member surged on hopes of foreign inflows. The ADX General Index climbed 3.5% at the close on Sunday, after earlier gaining as much as 3.8%, boosted by gains for First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the biggest lender in the ...

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FCCI, Moldovan chamber to form joint business council

DUBAI / WAM The UAE Federation of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Moldova’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry to form a joint business council for Emirati and Moldovan business owners. The MoU calls for promoting investment and economic opportunities between the two countries, enhance their commercial cooperation, boost their commercial ...

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Schools in UAE resume classes after Eid vacation

Abu Dhabi / WAM Public and private schools that follow the Ministry of Education’s curriculum, as well as international schools, resumed classes following the Eid al-Fitr vacation. School administrations stressed their keenness to carry out their academic plans, in line with pre-set timelines and before the start of end of year exams. The Emirates Foundation for School Education (Taaleem) recently ...

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India’s oil demand shrinks further as virus crisis persists

Bloomberg India’s oil demand worsened in first half of May as large parts of the nation remained under local lockdowns to battle the world’s worst outbreak of Covid-19. Sales of road transport fuels during May 1-15 dropped by a fifth from previous month and about 28% from same period in 2019, according to people familiar with preliminary data from country’s ...

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Sharjah Ramadan Festival reports AED700m in sales

Sharjah / WAM The 31st Sharjah Ramadan Festival, organised by the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), came to an end after reaching more than AED 700 million in sales. The final raffle draw was held on Saturday evening at City Centre Al Zahia. Expressing his pleasure with the success of the 31st edition of the festival in achieving ...

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