Bloomberg Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. is in advanced talks to acquire consumer lender Home Credit’s assets in Indonesia and the Philippines, according to people familiar with the matter. MUFG, as Japan’s biggest lender is known, has emerged as the likeliest buyer for the businesses after outbidding other rivals, the people said, asking not to be identified because the matter ...

  Bloomberg Six months after switching to a four-day working week, the UK’s Atom Bank said it has seen benefits from talent retention to improved productivity. There was a 49% increase in job applications at the bank in January 2022 compared to a year ago, while staff retention rates have also risen, according to a press release on Wednesday. Days ...

  Bloomberg US index futures struggled for direction as investors digested the latest hawkish noises from the Federal Reserve amid mounting signs of a global economic slowdown. Futures on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 fluctuated between modest gains and losses, with markets on edge ahead of the Jackson Hole central bankers’ retreat later this week. The 10-year Treasury yield ...

  Bloomberg Hedge funds ramped up bets on megacap US tech stocks and whittled down overall holdings to focus on favored names last quarter, with conviction climbing back to levels seen at the start of the pandemic, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. The funds boosted tech and consumer discretionary holdings, while cutting energy and materials wagers, strategists including Ben ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) on Tuesday reported its best ever half-year earnings as strong operational performance throughout the value chain enabled the company to capitalise on favourable market conditions. EGA’s net profit for the first half of 2022 exceeded net profit for the entirety of 2021, itself a record year for the company. The company’s ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a cable of condolences to the President of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan, over the victims of the traffic accidents in eastern Türkiye’s Mardin and Gaziantep and resulted in a number of deaths and injuries, wishing quick recovery for all the injured. His Highness Sheikh ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Spain-UAE bilateral trade is bouncing back to pre-pandemic levels with Spanish exports to the UAE is projected to grow eight percent this year, a top Spanish diplomat told the Emirates News Agency (WAM). “Forecasts on bilateral trade are very promising. We expect an exports growth (from Spain) this year of more than 8 percent ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Aldar Properties PJSC released its 2021 Sustainability Report on Tuesday, showcasing the continued evolution of its sustainability strategy, in alignment with international best practices and supported by enhanced governance and data collection. The report also highlighted the progress the company had made across its four sustainability pillars of Environment, Economy, Community and People. By focusing ...

  Sharjah / WAM Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department (SRERD) revealed that total transactions carried out during the past month amounted to 2,417 transactions across 71 different areas distributed over the emirate of Sharjah. The transactions are broken down as follows: 588 sales transactions, 338 mortgage transactions, and 1,491 classified as other miscellaneous transactions. SRERD monthly report showed percentages of ...

  AL ALAMEIN, Egypt / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, attended on Tuesday the fraternal consultative ‘Al Alameim Meeting’ which was called by Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, with the participation of King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain and King Abdullah II of Jordan. During the meeting, held in Al Alamein City, Mersah ...