September, 2021

• 5 September

  Germany’s savings banks mull sale of Berlin Hyp

  

  Bloomberg Germany’s public-sector savings banks have initiated the sale of their commercial real estate lender Berlin Hyp AG in what would be the biggest banking deal in Europe’s biggest economy this year. The savings banks association DSGV has mandated Pricewaterhouse Coopers to collect bids which may be valued at least $590 million. Binding offers are due in October. Landesbanks including ...

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• 5 September

  CIBC to take over Capital One’s Canada card business

  Bloomberg Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) is taking over Capital One Financial Corp’s Costco Wholesale Corp credit card business in Canada, helping diversify its portfolio away from travel rewards. CIBC will buy Capital One’s existing portfolio of Costco-branded Mastercards, which has more than $2.4 billion in outstanding balances, and become the exclusive issuer. The change is expected to begin ...

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• 5 September

  Singapore’s OCBC mounts China hiring spree

  Bloomberg Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) is boosting its wealth management and corporate banking staff for Greater China to capture regional business flow from the world’s second-largest economy. The lender plans to double the number of relationship managers for wealthy Chinese clients to 500 by 2023, Chief Executive Officer Helen Wong said in her first in-person interview. The planned hires will be ...

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• 5 September

  Hedge funds slash exposure to US stocks that count on China

  

  Bloomberg The split screen views of US-listed Chinese stocks falling as the S&P 500 marches higher suggest that China’s pains are localised. That may be true, but one group of investors is not taking its chances. Hedge funds that make both bullish and bearish wagers on stocks are slashing their exposure to American companies that lean heavily on China for ...

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• 5 September

  SPACs might help Singapore break its driest IPO spell in years

  

  Bloomberg Blank-check companies could revive Singapore’s languishing market for initial public offerings as stock exchanges from Mumbai to Seoul profit from blockbuster deals. Singapore Exchange Ltd. this week presented rules for the listing of special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, as it attempts to get a slice of what has become a worldwide frenzy. It is allowing SPACs to list ...

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• 5 September

  IGCF to review world leaders’ response to Covid-19 crisis

  

  Sharjah / WAM In the lead up to the 10th edition of the International Government Communication Forum (IGCF), scheduled for September 26 – 27, under the theme “Historic lessons, Future ambitions”, the forum has announced that it will review the critical messages delivered by leaders and governments in the wake of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The discussion will aim to ...

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• 5 September

  Oil posts weekly gain with US storm impact lingering

  

  Bloomberg Oil in New York posted its second weekly gain as the impact of Hurricane Ida continues to snarl US oil production, though prices edged lower following a weak US jobs report. West Texas Intermediate futures capped a gain 0.8% for the week despite shedding 1%. The deceleration in hiring reflects growing fears of the delta variant of Covid-19 and ...

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• 5 September

  Gargash, UK minister review bilateral ties

  DUBAI / WAM Dr Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, the Diplomatic Advisor to President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and British Minister of State for South Asia and Commonwealth, Lord Tariq Mahmood Ahmad, have reviewed the prospects of cementing the UAE-UK ties across various fronts. This came as Dr Gargash on Saturday received Lord Tariq who expressed appreciation ...

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• 5 September

  Expo 2020: India to showcase its ‘march to become $5tn economy’

  

  DUBAI / Emirates Business The India Pavilion in Expo 2020 Dubai starting October 1 is set to showcase a resurgent India’s march to becoming a $5 trillion economy in the post-Covid world. The pavilion which is a technology marvel will not only capture the vibrant Indian culture and its past but also the capabilities and opportunities that it presents as ...

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• 5 September

  Etisalat named best regional SMS service provider

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Etisalat on Saturday announced that it has been awarded the Best Regional SMS Service Provider at the fifth annual Carrier Community (CC) Global Awards ceremony in Berlin. The CC Global Awards, which are independently judged by a panel of telecom analysts and experts, recognise innovations and achievements among telecom wholesale operators and ecosystem partners around the ...

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