August, 2022

• 19 August

  Hang Seng Bank explores insurance deal

    Bloomberg Hang Seng Bank Ltd, a Hong Kong-based lender majority owned by HSBC Holdings Plc, is seeking an insurance partner after its existing agreement with Australia’s QBE Insurance group Ltd. expired. Hang Seng Bank is working with a financial adviser as it explores a so-called bancassurance partnership, which could be valued at more than $100 million, the people said, ...

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• 19 August

  Nomura mulls hedges to curb American Century losses

  

  Bloomberg Nomura Holdings Inc may use hedges to limit further hits from its ownership of a stake in a US mutual fund manager after booking losses on the investment for two straight quarters. Japan’s largest brokerage will “consider mitigating measures, including hedges” to reduce the earnings impact of its holding in American Century Investments (ACI), spokesman Yoshitaka Otsu said, declining ...

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• 19 August

  US futures slide as global rate-hike wagers surge

  

    Bloomberg US equity-index futures fall with Treasuries after a chorus of Federal Reserve officials reiterated their resolve to continue rate hikes and traders raised tightening wagers for other major central banks. September contracts on the S&P 500 Index fall 0.8% after the gains put the equity benchmark on course for the longest streak of weekly gains since November. Technology ...

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• 19 August

  Gold heads for first weekly drop amid mixed signals from Fed officials

  

  Bloomberg Gold headed for the first weekly decline as traders weighed mixed signals from Federal Reserve officials on the size of the next interest rate increase. Bullion dropped to a three-week low amid an ongoing discussion on whether the Fed will shift to less aggressive rate hikes. The policy makers offered divergent views, with St. Louis’s James Bullard urging another ...

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• 19 August

  UAE President makes new appointment at ICP

    Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued a Federal Decree appointing Major General Sultan Yusuf Abdul Rahman Al Nuaimi, Director-General of Residency and Foreigners Affairs at the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs & Port Security (ICP). Al Nuaimi will be responsible for preparing policies and strategies related to the entry ...

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• 19 August

  UAE’s total foreign aid reaches AED13 billion

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE is continuing to provide sustainable humanitarian giving, underscoring its commitment to promoting regional and global peace and prosperity, by offering development, humanitarian and charitable support worldwide. According to new data issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC), the total value of foreign aid provided by the UAE from the ...

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• 19 August

  Arab economies to see 5.4% growth this year

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The expected economic growth rate for the Arab countries will rise to 5.4 percent in 2022 due to rising oil prices, the increase in production in Arab oil-exporting countries, and the continuation of reforms that promote growth, according to the Seventeenth Edition of the Arab Economic Outlook Report (AEOR), released by the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) ...

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• 19 August

  Borouge products used at Barakah Plant support UAE clean energy shift

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM Borouge has contributed to the safe and reliable infrastructure of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, through its ‘Made In UAE’ polyolefin solutions, according to the company’s CEO, Hazeem Sultan Al Suwaidi. In a statement to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), Al Suwaidi stated that the polymer grade from Borouge is the first in its class ...

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• 19 August

  UAE unveils new incentives for Emirati SMEs

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation issued the Ministerial Resolution No. 251 of 2022 regarding supporting Emirati small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with new incentives. The enterprises that will benefit from the new incentives have to be members of accredited funds/programmes that support SMEs in the UAE. The new incentives include classifying up to ...

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• 19 August

  Mubadala-backed G42 sets up $10bn technology growth fund

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM G42, the leading UAE-based AI and cloud computing technology company, on Thursday launched the $10 billion G42 Expansion Fund, a global technology growth fund formed in strategic partnership with Abu Dhabi Growth Fund (ADG). The fund, which will be managed by a subsidiary of G42, is focused on accelerating the pace of global innovation by investing ...

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