September, 2020

• 1 September

  Evergrande shares fall

  Bloomberg China Evergrande Group’s shares fell the most in two weeks after the company said its debt load increased from the end of last year, falling short on a pledge to remake itself as a leaner company. The company’s total debt edged up 4% to 835 billion yuan at the end of June, compared with 800 billion yuan at the …

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• 1 September

  Oil rises above $43 in New York as Goldman strikes bullish tone

  

  Bloomberg Oil rises above $43 a barrel in New York to its highest closing level since early March amid a broader rally in equities and as China’s economic recovery continued. West Texas Intermediate futures snapped a two-day drop, rising 1.4% as of 2:34 pm in Dubai, while Brent crude for November settlement climbed around the same amount to $46.47. Data …

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• 1 September

  India’s economy plunges by record 23.9% in Q1

  

  Bloomberg India’s economy contracted by the most on record last quarter as the world’s biggest lockdown to stem the coronavirus pandemic brought key industries to a halt and rendered millions of people jobless. Gross domestic product shrinks 23.9% in the three months to June from a year earlier, the Statistics Ministry said in a report on Monday. That’s the sharpest …

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August, 2020

• 31 August

  Veolia offers $3.5b for Suez stake

  

  Bloomberg Veolia Environnement SA offered 2.9 billion euros ($3.5 billion) for a 29.9% stake in French rival Suez SA, reviving an eight-year-old attempt to create a world leader in waste and water services. Veolia offered to acquire the stake from energy giant Engie SA for 15.50 euros a share in cash, 27% more than where the target closed, Veolia said …

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• 31 August

  Activists target Samsung C&T over coal project

  

  Bloomberg Activist climate investors warned Samsung C&T over its potential involvement in a new coal power plant in Southeast Asia amid mounting global pressure to halt use of the dirtiest fossil fuel. Investment arms of Legal & General Group Plc, the UK’s biggest manager of corporate pension schemes, Norway’s KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS and Helsinki-based Nordea Bank Abp, have urged the …

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• 31 August

  Nigeria oil firm to start mini-refinery in Sept

  

  Bloomberg Waltersmith Petroman Oil Ltd, a Nigerian independent producer, will open a 5,000-barrel a day capacity modular refinery in Africa’s top crude producer that imports all of its refined-product needs. The company, Nigeria’s first producer from marginal fields, plans to increase output to 30,000 barrels a day in two years, Chief Executive Officer Chikezie Nwosu said at a webinar. Nigeria …

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• 31 August

  Tycoon Adani to buy Mumbai airport in bold aviation bet

  

  Bloomberg Adani Enterprises Ltd is seeking a controlling stake in Mumbai’s international airport as billionaire Gautam Adani continues his aggressive push into what was until recently the world’s fastest-growing aviation market. Adani Airport Holdings Ltd will acquire the debt of GVK Airport Developers Ltd, the holding company of GVK Power & Infrastructure Ltd, according to an exchange filing on Monday. …

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• 31 August

  Qantas Air joins record airline rush to issue debt

  

  Bloomberg Qantas Airways Ltd is marketing an Australian dollar bond, joining a record global wave of airline debt issuance to build up cash buffers as the Covid-19 pandemic pummels air travel. The Australian airline is looking to price a 10-year note at an indicative coupon of around 5.25%, according to a person familiar with the matter who asked not to …

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• 31 August

  Saks faces eviction in Miami over $1.9mn in unpaid rent

  

  Bloomberg An upscale Miami-area shopping mall is moving to evict Saks Fifth Avenue, saying the retailer hasn’t paid rent since March 16 and owes about $1.9 million. Saks told its landlord, Bal Harbour Shops LLC, in August that it couldn’t make lease payments on its three-level retail store due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a lawsuit …

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• 31 August

  Ghana is reopening its main airport

  

  Bloomberg Ghana is reopening its main airport to international flight passengers from September 1 after putting in place new measures to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. Any passenger arriving in Ghana will have to present a negative Covid-19 result, taken no more than 72 hours before departure from the country of origin, President Nana Akufo-Addo said in a …

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