May, 2022

• 18 May

  Americans put more on credit cards as inflation boosts costs

  

    Bloomberg Americans are putting more on their credit cards and taking out fewer mortgages, as they need to increasingly borrow to cover the higher cost of everyday essentials and respond to rising interest rates. A record 537 million credit card accounts were opened in first quarter, a jump of 31 million over the past year, according to the Federal ...

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• 18 May

  Uruguay central bank lifts key rate to 9.25%

    Bloomberg Uruguay’s central bank increased its benchmark interest rate to 9.25% and signalled borrowing costs will keep rising as monetary policy turns contractive to fight inflation. Policy makers raised the key rate by three quarters of a percentage point, and forecast at least two more increases of half a percentage point at its next meetings. The move came on ...

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• 18 May

  Santander begins search for successor to CEO Jose Alvarez

    Bloomberg Banco Santander SA has begun the search for a successor to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jose Antonio Alvarez, the bank veteran who stayed on in the top position after the botched appointment of ex-UBS Group AG banker Andrea Orcel. Santander Chairman Ana Botin and the board are seeking internal and external candidates after Alvarez — who has been in ...

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• 18 May

  Chinese stocks edge lower as traders weigh Liu’s support vow

  

  Bloomberg Chinese stocks closed lower after rallying in the previous session as traders assessed fresh support pledges from Vice Premier Liu He for the battered tech sector. The Hang Seng Tech Index pared earlier declines to end 0.3% lower in Hong Kong. The benchmark Hang Seng Index eked out gains, while China’s CSI 300 Index trimmed losses to 0.4%. Automakers ...

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• 18 May

  Stock, futures slip after Powell’s hawkish turn

  

    Bloomberg Stocks in Europe struggled to build on a three-day rally as traders assessed hawkish comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and the latest data on inflation and economic activity. The Stoxx Europe 600 index edged lower, with ABN Amro slumping almost 10% after the Dutch lender reported first-quarter results burdened by rising costs. The energy sector outperformed ...

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• 18 May

  UAE president, VP congratulate Saudi King on leaving hospital

    ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia, after he was discharged from King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Jeddah following successful medical tests. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President ...

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• 18 May

  IHC completes AED7.3 billion deal with India’s Adani group

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM International Holding Company (IHC) announced on Tuesday the completion of an AED7.3 billion ($2 billion) investment transaction in the Adani Portfolio companies, Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL), Adani Transmission Limited (ATL) and Adani Enterprises Limited (AEL). IHC has provided capital to Adani Green Energy, Adani Transmission, and Adani Enterprises, which are all listed on the ...

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• 18 May

  Investing in education could add $2.54trn to global economy: WEF

  

  Geneva / WAM A worldwide improvement in students’ capacity for problem-solving to the average level of today’s top 10 scoring countries could add an additional $2.54 trillion to the global economy, World Economic Forum (WEF) said in its latest report. The compound effects of the pandemic, pre-existing inequalities, and the rapid technological change of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), mean ...

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• 18 May

  dnata invests $17m to boost Erbil operations

    Erbil / WAM dnata, a leading global air and travel services provider, has announced a significant expansion of its operations in Erbil, Iraq. The company opened a new, advanced cool chain facility and a bus maintenance facility for its state-of-the-art bussing fleets at Erbil International Airport (EBL), which together represent a total investment of $3.5 million. dnata has also ...

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• 18 May

  Yalla group sees AED265.7m revenues in Q1

    DUBAI / WAM Yalla Group Limited, the UAE-based leading voice-centric social networking and entertainment platform in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena), on Tuesday announced its financial results for the first quarter of the fiscal year 2022, recording AED 265.7 million in revenues. According to Yalla Group’s latest financial results, the GAAP and non-GAAP net margins during the ...

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