September, 2019

• 14 September

  Porsche, Tesla face off in Germany’s ‘Green Hell’

  

  Bloomberg First there was derision. Then mockery turned into admiration. Now a battle is unfolding between two of the most revered names in the automobile world, Porsche and Tesla Inc on one of the world’s most challenging race tracks. The two automakers are vying for electric vehicle bragging rights on Germany’s Nürburgring, a circuit with 73 tight turns (Silverstone in ...

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• 14 September

  TeamViewer seeks $2.5b in top German tech IPO since 2000

  

  Bloomberg The owners of software maker TeamViewer are seeking to raise as much as $2.54 billion in Germany’s biggest technology initial public offering in almost two decades. Private-equity firm Permira plans to sell as many as 84 million shares for 23.50 euros to 27.50 euros apiece via holding firm TigerLuxOne, the company said in a statement. TeamViewer stock is expected ...

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• 14 September

  Delivery drone unveiled by startup joins air race for commerce

  

  Bloomberg A startup hoping to challenge more established drone delivery giants such as Amazon.com Inc is unveiling a pod-like craft that it predicts could someday be used by stores to get products to customers within minutes. The company, Flirtey Inc, also envisions entering the public health sphere, with plans to fly defibrillators directly to emergency scenes, the company said in ...

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• 14 September

  India plans to conduct own assessment on Boeing’s 737 Max jets

  

  Bloomberg India plans to conduct its own checks and demand simulator training for all pilots before Boeing Co’s 737 Max jets can fly in the country again, even if the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) were to clear the grounded jets, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said. India plans to start its own assessment only after the ...

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• 14 September

  Steinhoff gets $3.6mn fine following accounts scandal

  

  Bloomberg South Africa’s financial regulator fined Steinhoff International Holdings NV a record 53 million rand ($3.6 million) for failing to properly disclose accounting problems and is probing at least 10 individuals in connection with the late-2017 scandal. The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) reduced the penalty from an initial 1.5 billion rand in light of the retailer’s precarious financial position, ...

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• 14 September

  Forever 21 plans to shutter 100 stores

  

  Bloomberg Forever 21 Inc is preparing to close at least 100 stores as part of a restructuring that calls for the trendy retailer to file for bankruptcy as early as this month, according to people with knowledge of the preparations. The apparel merchant is working on obtaining a financial package that would provide about $75 million for its restructuring in ...

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• 14 September

  J Crew planning public offering of Madewell denim brand

  

  Bloomberg J Crew Group Inc plans to spin off its Madewell denim chain in a public offering, the company announced in a filing, five months after announcing it was considering such a move. The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the proposed offering haven’t yet been determined, according to the filing. The amount of the ...

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• 11 September

  UAE condemns Netanyahu’s plan to annex Jordan Valley

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The United Arab Emirates has expressed its strong condemnation and categorical rejection of an announcement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the planned annexation of land from the occupied West Bank to Israel in the event of an election win. HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, stated ...

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• 11 September

  Opec, allies meet in Abu Dhabi with deeper cuts off agenda

  

  Bloomberg Ministers from Opec+ are gathering in Abu Dhabi with deeper production cuts off the agenda for now, but with a backdrop of growing concern about strength of oil demand as the global economy slows. Crude lurked in the low $60s for most of the summer as escalating tensions between the US and China and increasing fears of a looming ...

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• 11 September

  UAE banks’ three-month deposits hit AED532bn

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The total value of three-month deposits in UAE banks amounted to AED532bn in July, 2019, a 6.2 percent growth of AED31.22bn as compared to the preceding month. According to the CBUAE’s figures, three-months deposits, which have been steadily growing over the recent months, account for 55.3 percent of total deposits held by UAE banks, driven by ...

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