September, 2019

• 4 September

  Ex-UK bankers stand trial in first German tax fraud case

  

  Bloomberg Two former London investment bankers appeared in court in Germany’s first trial targeting a complex trading strategy that racked up massive tax losses for the nation’s treasury. The British men, who can only be identified as Martin S, 41, and Nicholas D, 38, appeared in a court in the city of Bonn, charged with helping to orchestrate so called …

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• 4 September

  Cathay’s chairman resigns weeks after CEO steps down

  

  Bloomberg Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd Chairman John Slosar followed the chief executive officer in resigning after the carrier faced scrutiny from China for its employees’ involvement in the anti-Beijing protests in Hong Kong. Slosar, 63, will be replaced by Patrick Healy, a 31-year veteran at parent Swire Group, Cathay said on Wednesday in a filing. The changes are scheduled to …

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• 4 September

  Air Canada files challenge over Onex buyout of WestJet

  

  Bloomberg Air Canada is calling on the country’s transportation regulator to take a closer look at Onex Corp’s takeover of WestJet Airlines Ltd, arguing that the C$3.5 billion ($2.6 billion) deal may run afoul of foreign-ownership rules. “I am writing to express the concern that, due to the structure of the transaction and the capital and corporate governance structure of …

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• 4 September

  Kenya Air looking to renegotiate its alliance with Air France-KLM

  

  Bloomberg Kenya Airways Plc is looking to renegotiate a 24-year long partnership with Air France-KLM to gain more control over their cost and revenue-sharing deal and the ability to make agreements with other airlines. The partly state-owned company has removed all staff that came from the European airline, including Chief Operations Officer Jan de Vegt, and replaced them with local …

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• 4 September

  Campbell to sell Europe potato chips business

  

  Bloomberg Campbell Soup Co agreed to sell its European potato chips business to Valeo Foods Group Ltd for about 66 million pounds ($80 million), the soupmaker’s latest divestment as it simplifies operations. Valeo, a Dublin-based food producer, will acquire the Yellow and Kettle brand chips for the European market, according to a statement. Campbell will retain the Kettle brand for …

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• 4 September

  Uniqlo founder wants a woman to succeed him as CEO

  

  Bloomberg Tadashi Yanai, Fast Retailing Co’s 70-year-old billionaire founder, said he would prefer to be succeeded by a woman, which would be better for Asia’s largest retailer. “The job is more suitable for a woman,” Yanai, the chief executive officer behind clothing giant Uniqlo, said in an interview. “They are persevering, detailed oriented and have an aesthetic sense.” As Yanai …

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• 3 September

  Manufacturing sector adds $33b to UAE’s non-oil GDP

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The manufacturing sector’s contribution to the UAE’s non-oil gross domestic product (GDP) grew 2.5 percent to AED122 billion ($33.21 billion) in real prices in 2018 from AED119.7 billion in 2017, according to figures revealed by the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority. Being a mainstay to a diversified economy, the sector has maintained its steady growth over …

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• 3 September

  Trump sees trade agreement much tougher on China if he’s re-elected

  

  Bloomberg President Donald Trump sought to prod China into doing a trade deal before US presidential election in November 2020, or face even more difficult negotiations during his potential second term. “Think what happens to China when I win,” Trump said in a tweet on Tuesday. “Deal would get MUCH TOUGHER!” Trump said in his tweet that the US is …

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• 3 September

  Natural gas glut grows in Europe

  

  Bloomberg Natural gas prices in Europe are set to fall further below their lowest in a decade as suppliers show few signs of scaling back abundant deliveries. Inventories are near capacity weeks earlier than usual and are being flooded with more fuel coming both from tankers and pipelines. While producers have reduced some flows with repairs and maintenance at gas …

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• 3 September

  Copper skids to lowest level since mid-2017

  Bloomberg Copper skidded to the lowest since mid-2017 as investors faced fresh evidence of a global slowdown and fading prospects for a deescalation in the US-China trade war. Long known as a canary in coal mine for the economy, copper has slumped 16% since mid-April on the back of a sharp downturn in factory output and warnings that major economies …

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