Bloomberg Chief Executive Officer John Cryan is losing the support of some investors just seven months into Deutsche Bank AG’s latest turnaround plan. Three of the 10 largest stakeholders in the bank, speaking on condition of anonymity, said they want to see a turnaround in the next few quarters, particularly in the trading business, to continue to back the 56-year-old ...
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Kuwait’s Warba Bank syndicating $250mn Islamic loan
DUBAI / Reuters Warba Bank, a Kuwaiti sharia-compliant lender, is syndicating a $250 million debt facility, its first in the syndicated loan market, sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. The financing is Warba’s latest fund-raising exercise after its issue in March of $250 million of Tier 1 sukuk, as the lender seeks to boost its capital ratios and ...
Read More »Banks pine for loan growth as clients wait on Trump’s promises
Bloomberg President Donald Trump’s pledges to overhaul taxes, trade, infrastructure and health care may thrill some corporate leaders, but it’s causing many to delay expansions. That’s bad for banks. Lending growth probably decelerated for a fourth straight quarter in the three months ended Sept. 30 across more than a dozen of the biggest US banks, according to Royal Bank of ...
Read More »Kuwait’s Jazeera Air puts India debut ahead of long-haul move
Bloomberg Kuwaiti discount carrier Jazeera Airways has delayed a planned expansion into long-haul flights to focus on extending its existing network to serve the Indian subcontinent. Jazeera, which has previously been limited to operations within the Middle East, will start operating to Hyderabad in India and Lahore in Pakistan this month before adding Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai later in the ...
Read More »Dassault mulls jet manufacturing in India in Modi push
Bloomberg Dassault Aviation SA, the French maker of Rafale fighter jets, may build its business aircraft in India, in a boost to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s push to encourage local manufacturing. Building the Falcon 2000 planes in India would cut costs while ensuring quality and execution that meets standards, Chief Executive Officer Eric Trappier said in an interview on the ...
Read More »BAE to cut almost 2,000 jobs
Bloomberg BAE Systems Plc will eliminate almost 2,000 jobs as it struggles to secure new orders for the Eurofighter Typhoon warplane and slims down its naval ships and cyber-security businesses. Some 1,400 posts will go at the company’s military-aircraft unit, which employs about 12,500 people, with a further 375 positions to be eliminated in the maritime division and up to ...
Read More »Ikea to expand in S America, Southeast Asia
Bloomberg Ikea is planning to enter South America and expand in Southeast Asia in its quest to dominate the world’s home furnishings market. Those regions are on the Swedish company’s radar after entries into India and Latvia this year, Inter Ikea Holding said. Retail sales including all franchisees and customer services amounted to 38.3 billion euros ($45 billion) in the ...
Read More »UK retail sales advance as Brexit price increases persist
Bloomberg UK retailers are losing the battle against higher prices, potentially strengthening the case for the Bank of England to increase interest rates next month. A report on Tuesday from the British Retail Consortium and KPMG showed like-for-like sales increased 1.9 percent from a year earlier—a fourth straight month of gains. Still, the fastest growth since April was driven by ...
Read More »Aramco plans ‘mega investment’ in India
Bloomberg Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil giant has ‘mega investment’ plans for the world’s fastest growing oil market, according to Saudi Arabian Oil Co.’s chief executive officer. The company, popularly known as Saudi Aramco, plans to create a fully integrated business in India and is interested in partnering with Indian companies, including in a planned large refinery project on India’s west ...
Read More »Emirats Islamic completes $200mn Islamic financing to Ajman Bank
Dubai / WAM Emirates Islamic announced the successful completion of a $200 million syndicated Murabaha term financing for Ajman Bank PJSC. Al Hilal Bank, Dubai Islamic Bank and Sharjah Islamic Bank joined the transaction as Initial Mandated Lead Arrangers & Bookrunners alongside Emirates Islamic. Emirates Islamic played a key role in coordinating the financing which carries a two year tenor. ...
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