March, 2016

• 17 March

  Dollar falls as commodities, emerging markets jump

  

  BLOOMBERG The dollar sank to a five-month low, commodities gained with emerging markets, and government bonds advanced as central banks from the U.S. to Norway indicated a willingness to keep monetary policy accommodative. Developed-market stocks sank on concern that the stimulus is failing to boost growth and corporate earnings. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index fell a second day after the ...

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• 17 March

  Emirates Securities Market Report up by 2.02 percent

  

  ABU DHABI / EMIRATES BUSINESS The Emirates Securities Market Index has increased by 2.02% to close at 4533.55 points. Accordingly the Market Capitalization has gained AED 14.58 billion attaining AED 735.4 billion. A total of 0.9 Billion Shares were traded with a total value of AED 1.87 billion during the trading session of 17-03-2016 through 11470 transactions. The number of companies which ...

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• 17 March

  Fed keeps rate unchanged as it feels global slump impact

  

  Washington / AFP The Federal Reserve has cut its outlook for the US economy and kept its interest rate policy unchanged, citing the impact of the global slowdown and turmoil in world markets. Giving a picture of the US economy less bullish than many had expected, the Fed still forecast continuing hikes to the federal funds rate this year, but ...

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• 17 March

  Banker in $81mn heist followed orders, says lawyer

  

  MANILA / Bloomberg The Philippine bank manager who approved fund transfers at the center of an $81 million cyber heist will tell lawmakers in a closed hearing on Thursday that she was following orders from high-level officials at Rizal Commercial Banking Corp., her lawyer said. Maia Santos Deguito has e-mails, mobile-phone messages and other evidence showing that she was acting ...

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• 17 March

  No change in Wells Fargo CEO Stumpf’s $19.3 million pay

  

  Bloomberg Wells Fargo & Co., the most valuable US bank, left Chief Executive Officer John Stumpf’s compensation for 2015 unchanged at $19.3 million. Stumpf, 62, received $2.8 million in salary, a $4 million bonus and $12.5 million in long-term equity incentive awards, the San Francisco-based bank said Wednesday in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. That’s the ...

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• 17 March

  Swiss keep intervention threat alive as rates left on hold

  BLOOMBERG Switzerland’s central bank held interest rates at a record low and repeated its pledge to intervene in currency markets, a threat President Thomas Jordan has used to keep the franc from strengthening. Describing the nation’s currency as “significantly overvalued,” the Swiss National Bank kept its deposit rate at minus 0.75 percent on Thursday, as expected by all economists in ...

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• 17 March

  New Russian hacker cell hit 13 banks since Aug

  BLOOMBERG A newly discovered Russian-language hacker group known as Buhtrap has attacked 13 Russian banks since August using malware that infiltrates their gateway to the central bank, according to Moscow-based cybersecurity company Group-IB. The hackers spread the malware using infected e-mails that mimickedcorrespondence from the central bank and Gazprombank JSC, Group-IB said in a report Thursday. The program then targeted ...

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• 17 March

  61% of UAE’s HNWI set to invest in global realty in ’16

  

  Dubai / EMIRATES BUSINESS Despite global economic volatility over the past year, which contributed to multiple downward revisions for growth forecasts, investment appetite among UAE High Net Worth Individuals (HNWI) does not appear to be dented, with 61% confirming that they would most likely invest in their top target city during 2016, according to leading international real estate consultancy, Cluttons. ...

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• 17 March

  Qatar’s Barwa realty plans to develop new projects

  

  Doha / EMIRATES BUSINESS Barwa Real Estate Company plans to develop several new projects in 2016. Company’s Annual General Assembly meeting held on March 16 endorsed recommendation of Board of Directors to distribute cash dividends of 22 percent, equivalent to QR2.20 per share. Addressing the shareholders, H E Salah bin Ghanim Al Ali, Chairman of the Board, Barwa Real Estate ...

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• 17 March

  Loans get scarcer for US developers trying to finish projects

  

  Bloomberg Lenders are getting stingier when it comes to funding risky U.S. real estate developments, putting pressure on landlords in need of fresh funding to keep their projects afloat. Banks are proceeding with caution as the specter of slowing economic growth rattles financial markets and shakes investor confidence in a six-year recovery that’s helped lift property values to records. Lenders ...

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