April, 2020

• 28 April

  SBA sets cap on amount of relief loans banks can process

  

  Bloomberg The US Small Business Administration (SBA) is capping the value of loans individual banks can arrange under a federal economic relief program for small businesses after a fresh infusion of funding. The move reflects concerns among advocates for small businesses that the biggest US banks, which are ready to flood the SBA with applications, could dominate the lending and ...

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• 28 April

  PBOC’s Yi vows support to economy

  Bloomberg China should maintain liquidity at a reasonably ample level and offer targeted support to companies hit by the coronavirus epidemic, China’s central bank Governor Yi Gang said. The impact from the virus on China’s economy will be short-lived, and the fundamentals won’t change, according to the article by Yi published by the Economic Research Journal in its March issue. ...

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• 28 April

  Germany prepares to take stake in Lufthansa in bailout

  

  Bloomberg Germany is preparing to take a stake in Deutsche Lufthansa AG as part of a rescue package to help the carrier weather the coronavirus pandemic, according to people familiar with the matter. A decision is expected in the coming days for an overall aid package that could amount to more than double the company’s market capitalisation of 4 billion ...

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• 28 April

  Virgin Australia bondholders in talks with Hogan Lovells

  

  Bloomberg International law firm Hogan Lovells is holding discussions with some bondholders of distressed airline carrier Virgin Australia, ahead of a first creditors meeting set for Thursday. Virgin Australia became Australia’s first airline to fall amid the coronavirus pandemic when it was placed under voluntary administration last week. With total debt of about A$6.84 billion ($4.4 billion) and more than ...

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• 28 April

  Major retailers call on states to adopt uniform reopening plans

  

  Bloomberg The top two trade groups representing major retailers such as Walmart Inc, Target Corp and Best Buy Co are calling on governors to adopt uniform reopening standards as the pandemic subsides, including allowing warehouses and distribution centers nationwide to reopen all at once, rather than state-by-state. As states, cities, and companies big and small struggle over when and how ...

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• 28 April

  Embraer sinks to lowest since ‘09 on $4.2b Boeing breakup

  

  Bloomberg Embraer tumbled to the lowest since 2009 after Boeing scrapped a proposed $4.2 billion commercial-jet deal amid a severe slump in aircraft sales. The Brazilian planemaker has already begun arbitration proceedings, according to a regulatory filing, two days after vowing to seek damages from Boeing. The US aerospace giant pulled the plug on April 25, citing unspecified issues. Last ...

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• 28 April

  Vietnam Air to provide 2 direct US flights

  Bloomberg National carrier Vietnam Airlines JSC will provide flights to San Francisco and Washington DC for Americans in early May, according to a posting on the website of the US Embassy & Consulate in Vietnam. The flights were arranged after most international flights to and from Vietnam were suspended due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. The first flight is scheduled ...

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• 27 April

  Adnoc, ADPower enter JV for sub-sea transmission system

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), and Abu Dhabi Power Corporation (ADPower) announced on Monday the issuance of a joint tender for a first-of-its-kind project in the Middle East & North Africa (Mena) region. The joint tender sets out to develop and operate the region’s first high-voltage, direct current, HVDC, sub-sea transmission system, that will ...

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• 27 April

  Oil slips back below $15 on glut as producers start cuts

  

  Bloomberg Oil dropped back below $15 a barrel as swelling global crude stockpiles made it more difficult for leading producers to balance the market by curbing output. Futures in New York slid 16%, snapping a four-day gain. While US drilling is sliding and Saudi Arabia started reducing output ahead of the start date for Opec+ supply cuts, an immense glut ...

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• 27 April

  Saudi inks SR995m deal with China to provide 9 million Covid-19 tests

  

  RIYADH / WAM The government of Saudi Arabia signed a SR995 million contract with China to provide nine million Covid-19 tests for nine million people in the Kingdom. The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported that the decision came “as a result of a phone call made between the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ...

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