July, 2019

• 3 July

  London bankers brace for summer gloom with job cuts

  

  Bloomberg A banker who lost his job as part of Nomura Holdings Inc cuts recalls the camaraderie at the riverside Oyster Shed bar next to the institution’s London headquarters one evening as the room filled with ex-employees. Japan’s biggest brokerage let about 30 people go that day in April. Summer has arrived in London, but the smiles are likely to ...

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• 3 July

  Nike defends flag-shoe recall that reopened culture-war rift

  

  Bloomberg Nike Inc stood by its decision to pull its Fourth of July sneakers from stores, even as the move dragged it once again into America’s culture wars and drew criticism from conservative lawmakers claiming political correctness has gone too far. “We regularly make business decisions to withdraw initiatives, products and services. Nike made the decision to halt distribution of ...

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• 3 July

  Air India Assets plans $3.2 billion bond sale

  

  Bloomberg Air India Assets Holding Ltd, a special purpose vehicle that holds part of the state-owned carrier’s debt and assets, is planning its first rupee-denominated bond sale to refinance some debt of the airline. Air India Assets is aiming to raise 220 billion rupees ($3.2 billion) and has sought fee bids from bankers, people familiar with the matter said. Out ...

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• 3 July

  Delta to offer ‘welcome beverage’ to coach flyers

  Bloomberg As airlines boost profits by packing more passengers into smaller spaces, lengthy international trips have become increasingly cramped and miserable. Delta Air Lines Inc hopes a refreshing drink and a nicer dinner setting will help make up for all that. Starting from November 5 in the coach class cabin of international trips of more than 6.5 hours, the Atlanta-based ...

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• 3 July

  Sainsbury sales fall in Q1 since Asda deal demise

  

  Bloomberg J Sainsbury’s sales fell in the first quarter since its planned acquisition of Walmart’s Asda collapsed, underlining the need for a revamp of its UK supermarkets. Comparable retail sales excluding fuel dropped 1.6 percent, with general merchandise, clothing and groceries all declining, the retailer said. The shares rose as much as 2.4 percent in London after an early dip, ...

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• 3 July

  P&G aims to develop recyclable diaper in battle against waste

  

  Bloomberg Procter & Gamble Co, facing an industrywide backlash against consumer waste, is seeking a patent that would help it develop recyclable versions of absorbent products including diapers, sanitary products and potentially even Swiffer pads. Because many absorbent products today use multiple kinds of plastic and other materials, they’re hard to separate during trash sorting and nearly always end up ...

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• 2 July

  Oil dips as weak demand fears counter Opec pledge

  

  Bloomberg Oil slid to its worst loss in two weeks as mounting fears about the global economy undercut the latest plan from Opec and its allies to stabilise markets. Futures dropped by as much as 4.3 percent in New York, the steepest intraday decline since June 12. Bank of England Governor Mark Carney warned of the dangers of rising protectionism ...

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• 2 July

  Dubai tops Arab world in future-readiness

  

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai ranked first in the Arab world and 11th globally in ‘Future Readiness’ in 2019, according to ‘Global Competitiv- eness of Talent’ report issued by Institute for Administrative Development in Switzerland in cooperation with the Dubai Competitiveness Office in the Department of Economic Development (DED). The report evaluated various cities worldwide around three main axes — investment ...

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• 2 July

  GCC construction projects value exceeds AED9.25 trillion in June

  

  DUBAI / Emirates Business The total value of more than 26,000 construction projects exceeded AED9.25 trillion in June, according to the June 2019 Issue of the BNC Projects Journal: The Next Construction Circus — Setting the Stage for Growth, issued by BNC Network. Saudi Arabia leads the GCC region in the total value of construction projects worth $895.8 billion (AED3.29 ...

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• 2 July

  UAE sees steady rise in mortgage transactions

  

  DUBAI / Emirates Business The average size of a home loan taken out in the UAE in May 2019 was AED1.31 million, marking a steady incr-ease compared to an average loan size of AED1.67 million in May 2018, according to data from Mortgage Finder. This is in line with the current market trend which has shown a downward shift in ...

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