December, 2021

• 8 December

  Zimbabwe exploring use of digital currency

  

  Bloomberg Zimbabwe’s central bank is exploring the use of a digital currency rather than allowing cryptocurrencies as legal tender, according to the nation’s central bank Governor John Mangudya. “As a central bank we don’t believe in cryptocurrencies,” said Mangudya in an interview with publisher Trevor Ncube broadcast. “We believe in central bank digital currency which is basically trying to say ...

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• 8 December

  RBA may highlight inflation, virus risks in rate-hold call

  

  Bloomberg Australia’s central bank is likely to highlight the interval between building economic momentum and faster price gains as well as renewed risks from a new coronavirus variant in its final meeting of the year. All 27 economists surveyed see the Reserve Bank holding its cash rate at a record-low 0.1%. On the policy outlook, markets see rate liftoff in ...

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• 8 December

  ECB unit to focus on banks’ bad loan risks

  

  Bloomberg The European Central Bank (ECB) said its supervision arm will focus its scrutiny in the coming three years on risks that lenders face from a potential spike in bad loans and their search for higher returns. Several early indicators point to a possible deterioration in credit quality, senior ECB officials said in a blog post. The rate at which ...

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• 8 December

  Citigroup picks favourites for over $3bn in Asia sales

  

  Bloomberg Citigroup Inc has chosen preferred bidders for its consumer assets in several Asian markets as the U.S. lender presses ahead with its plans to divest numerous units across the region. The US lender picked Bank of Ayudhya Pcl as the leading suitor to buy its retail assets in Thailand, the people said, asking not to be identified because the ...

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• 8 December

  India’s record fundraising spree to extend into next year

  Bloomberg BNP Paribas SA expects the record fundraising spree in India to continue next year, aided by robust foreign inflows into initial public offerings and as more companies seeking to expand plan to sell shares. “I expect 2022 to continue to be a record year for fund raising,” Ganeshan Murugaiyan, head of corporate coverage and advisory at BNP Paribas in ...

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• 8 December

  Evergrande crisis no Lehman moment for Chinese markets

  

  Bloomberg For all the warnings earlier this year that China Evergrande Group’s debt crisis would become the country’s Lehman moment, the developer’s landmark payment failure is barely registering in local financial markets. The CSI 300 Index of stocks on Wednesday climbed to a six-week high, while Chinese junk dollar bonds rose 2 cents on the dollar, according to traders. The ...

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• 8 December

  Stocks, US futures up as risks ebb; dollar holds

  

  Bloomberg Stocks rise for a third day as optimism about vaccines eased concerns about the omicron variant and China policies helped buffer against fallout from mounting property debt distress. Europe’s Stoxx 600 Index rose 0.5% after the biggest jump in more than a year, with healthcare shares outperforming and energy stocks down. US futures ticked up after the biggest surge ...

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• 8 December

  Ta’ziz, Reliance form JV for $2b chemicals project in Ruwais

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Chemicals Derivatives Company RSC Ltd (Ta’ziz) and Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), have agreed to launch Ta’ziz EDC & PVC, a world-scale chemical production partnership at the Ta’ziz Industrial Chemicals Zone in Ruwais. The new joint-venture will construct and operate a Chlor-Alkali, Ethylene Dichloride (EDC) and Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) production facility, with an investment of ...

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• 7 December

  UAE condemns Houthi attempts to target Saudi

  ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE has strongly condemned the Houthi terrorist militias’ attempts to target civilians and civil sites in Saudi Arabia with two ballistic missiles and bomb-laden drone, which were intercepted and destroyed by the Coalition Forces. In a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) on Tuesday, the UAE said recurrent terrorist ...

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• 7 December

  UAE non-oil trade stood at AED18.3trn over 50 years

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The total value of UAE’s non-oil trade over the past 50 years stood at AED18.3 trillion ($5 trillion), including AED11.8 trillion in imports, AED2.2 trillion in non-oil exports, and AED4.3 trillion in re-exports, according to the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre (FCSC). The contribution of non-oil exports and re-exports to the UAE’s total non-oil foreign trade ...

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