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India guessing banker Rajan’s future

  AFP Will he stay or will he go? That’s the question gripping India as speculation whirls about the future of central bank chief Raghuram Rajan, dubbed ‘rock star’ and ‘James Bond’. Rajan’s three-year term as Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor ends in September and the Indian media is abuzz with predictions about whether he will be given a ...

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Anti-trust regulators approve Bradesco to buy HSBC Brazil unit

  Bloomberg Brazil antitrust regulators approved Banco Bradesco SA’s acquisition of the local unit of HSBC Holdings Plc, adding a restriction that the buyer refrain from additional purchases for 30 months. Bradesco will also have to improve quality control, invest in worker training and disclose to its clients the local law that allows customers to switch banks, Cade, the antitrust ...

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Poland appoints economist as new central bank head

  AP Poland’s lawmakers have approved economist Adam Glapinski to be the nation’s new top banker. Glapinski succeeds Marek Belka, whose six-year term as head of the National Bank of Poland expired. The 66-year-old Glapinski is a member of the bank’s Monetary Policy Council and its board of managers, and is considered to be a moderate. He has vowed to ...

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Guy Hands shows why private equity shouldn’t sue bankers

  Bloomberg Here’s a tip to buyout funds that rely on bank debt to buy promising companies. Don’t take those same banks to court unless you’re sure you have a very, very good case. Terra Firma’s Guy Hands clearly thought he had his reasons to haul Citigroup before a London court this week over his 4 billion-pound (US$5.7 billion) 2007 ...

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‘Sharing’ the way from road to riches

  Paris / AFP Auto giants are racing to invest in car- and ride-sharing services, lured by the prospect of fat profits yet to be tapped from a billion cars on the world’s roads. A typical car spends 95 percent of its life at a standstill, industry analysts say, making it a vastly under-utilised, depreciating asset. There may be big ...

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Intuition: The superpower that drives success

  Marcel Schwantes Tribune News Service Let me ask you: What personal attributes would you say give you a competitive edge? Is it your persuasiveness? Emotional intelligence? Drive to achieve? Is it the ability to understand how Millennials think and how best to lead them? So many of us have untapped, X-men-like skills and abilities that we have yet to ...

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Designed to make a difference

  Sunaina Rana/ Emirates Business Braun, the leading provider for international beauty and grooming products for women and men, has stepped into the Middle East market under the flagship of The New Store LLC (TNS) of Mustafa bin Abdullatif Holding LLC company(MBAL Holding). Braun’s Lifestyle range has been catering to the beauty industry for over 60 years. The latest store ...

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Sustainable maintenance solutions and smart home products

  Our Correspondent EMIRATES BUSINESS Hitches & Glitches is a successful UAE-based home maintenance company that has been built on reliability, quality workmanship and value-for-money. The company started operations in 2010 with just one vehicle and five technicians. Now a part of the Farnek Group, Hitches &Glitches has over 200 vehicles, employs more than 3000 highly trained technicians and serves ...

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Dr. Reddy’s to buy Generics from Allergan, Teva for $350mn

  Bloomberg Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. agreed to buy a handful of generic products, most of them awaiting U.S. regulatory approval, from Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and a unit of Allergan Plc, a transaction required for Teva to be allowed to proceed with the takeover of Allergan’s generics business. Dr. Reddy’s will pay $350 million in cash, the Hyderabad, India-based ...

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