Bloomberg Nomura Holdings Inc posted a fourth straight quarter of profit as Japan’s largest brokerage booked gains from a stake sale in one of its affiliated companies, offsetting further provisions for a legal case in the US. Net income totalled 31 billion yen ($242 million) in the three months ended March 31, the firm said in a statement. Nomura ...

  Bloomberg Novan Amirudin, head of Southeast Asia equity capital markets at JPMorgan Chase & Co., is leaving after serving more than 15 years at the US bank, according to people familiar with the matter. Novan, who is also head of Malaysia investment banking at JPMorgan, tendered his resignation this week, said the people. He has started his gardening leave, ...

Bloomberg Technology stocks led a broad rally in Chinese equities on Friday as the nation’s top leaders vowed to boost economic stimulus and as speculation grew about a possible easing of the continued crackdown on internet firms. The Hang Seng Tech Index jumped 10% in Hong Kong, the most since March 16, led by names like Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ...

Bloomberg The yen’s plunge to a 20-year low threatens to leave it significantly weaker for years to come, shaking up global money flows and undermining Japan’s efforts to get its fragile economy back on track. The speed of the decline — it’s slumped 11% against the dollar in seven weeks — has caught policy makers off guard and exposed divisions ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) has reported its financial results for the three-month period ended March 31. The group produced a strong set of results with a net profit of AED5.1 billion, up 107 percent from AED2.5 billion in the first quarter of 2022. The results represent the highest quarterly net profit in the bank’s ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The General Pension and Social Security Authority (GPSSA) revealed that value of government support for Emiratis working in private sector, as part of the contribution calculation salary, reached AED87.74 million in 2021. Ibrahim Shukralla, Head of GPSSA’s Government Communications Office, said the total share of monthly contributions due from insured individuals employed in government and private ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (Added) signed an agreement with First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB), Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD), and Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) to provide “easy payment plan” service, enabling credit card holders issued by these banks to pay the charges for the services provided ...

  DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Free Zones Council (DFZ Council) held its 20th meeting, headed by HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the DFZ Council. During the meeting, HH Sheikh Ahmed noted that Dubai’s free zones, continuing to develop their services throughout the current decade in line with the demands of new economic opportunities, are on ...

  DUBAI / WAM Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), DP World’s leading trade and logistics hub, held a ground-breaking ceremony for the first phase of its new “Jafza Logistics Park”, which is scheduled for completion in 2023. The purpose-built trading and logistics development will accommodate the growing number of warehousing, processing and logistics activities carried out in Dubai. The ground-breaking ...

  DUBAI / Gulf Time flydubai, the Dubai-based airline, has announced on Thursday that it is expecting a record number of passengers to travel during the Eid Al Fitr break. The carrier has seen an increase in demand for flights to its popular destinations which includes Baku, Colombo, Istanbul and Maldives as well as some of its more recently launched ...