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GMEP launches online auctions, unveils construction, earthmoving equipment sale

  Dubai / Emirates Business In a bid to offer Mideast customers direct access to commercial equipment on sale by contractors from world over; Grays Mideast Plant (GMEP) announced the launch of its full end-to-end online auctions on www.graysmideastplant.com. The strategic announcement included both the launch of its unparalleled website for online auctions as well its first construction and earthmoving ...

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Commerzbank beats estimates as earnings from trading surge

  Bloomberg Commerzbank AG benefited from a rise in income from trading securities six months after it rolled out a strategy to scale back the business. The Frankfurt-based lender posted net income of 217 million euros ($237 million) in the first quarter, compared with 169 million euros a year earlier. That beat the 74 million-euro average of four estimates compiled ...

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DIB wins Global Islamic Business Award

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), the largest Islamic bank in the UAE, has been awarded the Global Islamic Business Award in the first ever edition in the region. The award was presented by His Highness Sheikh Maktoum Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai to Dr Adnan Chilwan, Group Chief Executive Officer, Dubai ...

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Wells Fargo explores sale of insurance brokerage unit

  Bloomberg Wells Fargo & Co. is weighing a sale of its insurance brokerage business, which could fetch about $2 billion, people familiar with the matter said. The San Francisco-based lender has begun reaching out to private equity firms to gauge interest in Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA Inc., said the people, who asked not to be identified because the ...

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UBS chief sees ECB announcing a taper around September

  Bloomberg UBS Group AG Chairman Axel Weber said he expects the European Central Bank to move toward tapering its quantitative easing program around September. The comments by the former Bundesbank president come as ECB President Mario Draghi is under pressure to map out a path toward the end of the central bank’s massive stimulus. As the euro-area economy has ...

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Credit Suisse to slash 35 Asia equities jobs

  Bloomberg Credit Suisse Group AG is cutting as many as 35 positions at its equities business in Asia after the unit’s revenue slumped, a person with knowledge of the matter said. The firm is mainly culling trading, sales, prime brokerage and research positions in the region, according to the person, who asked not to be identified discussing private information. ...

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New head at ‘Indian Bank’ plans strategy change

  Bloomberg The new head of state-owned Indian Bank wants to change a strategy that helped it become Asia’s top-performing bank stock over the past year. After shunning corporate lending under its previous chief executive officer, Indian Bank’s new CEO Kishor Kharat says he wants to dive back in, albeit only to the best companies. “We are going to approach ...

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Higher power bills for Germans on exit from nuclear energy

  Bloomberg Germans already footing the second-highest electricity bills in Europe may face even higher costs from the country’s decision to exit nuclear power early next decade. While there’s no risk of blackouts, costs could rise if transmission gaps emerge, according to Germany’s Bnetza regulator. Europe’s biggest power market is closing its last atomic plants in 2022 and is counting ...

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Oil holds gains as US crude stockpiles extend decline

  Bloomberg Oil held gains before government data forecast to show US crude stockpiles fell for a fifth week, further reducing an inventory surplus. Futures were little changed in New York, having recovered 6.3 percent since slumping to a five-month low on May 5. Stockpiles probably dropped by 2 million barrels last week, according to a Bloomberg survey before Energy ...

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