July, 2019

• 9 July

  Credit Suisse hires Ford’s Heyer to lead auto tech banking

  

  Bloomberg Credit Suisse Group AG has hired Joe Heyer from Ford Motor Co to oversee investment banking in the automotive technology sector. Heyer’s coverage area will include autonomous vehicles, components and software, the bank said in a memo that was confirmed by a spokesman. He will report to David Wah, the global head of technology, and will also partner with ...

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• 9 July

  Deutsche Bank job cuts leave many chasing ‘few openings’

  

  Bloomberg Deutsche Bank AG’s massive reorganisation will put thousands of finance employees out of work. And with firms throughout the industry running lean, they won’t all find jobs easily. The German lender’s sweeping turnaround plan, including an exit from the equities sales and trading business, will slash Deutsche Bank’s workforce by about 18,000 employees globally. Workers from Sydney to London ...

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• 9 July

  Branson’s space unit Virgin Galactic plans to go public

  

  Bloomberg Billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic aims to go public later this year and become the world’s first listed space-tourism venture. A stake in Virgin Galactic will be sold to a shell company that already trades on the New York Stock Exchange, raising about $800 million as the project nears its first commercial flights, a person familiar with the matter ...

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• 9 July

  Jet Airways founder grounded as India probes $2.6b fraud

  

  Bloomberg An Indian court denied Naresh Goyal, founder of India’s once largest airline by market value, permission to fly overseas after the government told the court a $2.6 billion fraud investigation involving Jet Airways India Ltd is underway. The Delhi High Court’s single-judge bench of Justice SK Kait expressed apprehension Goyal may not return like others facing allegations of fraud. ...

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• 9 July

  Wumart, Yonghui in final race to buy Metro’s China business

  

  Bloomberg Chinese supermarket operator Wumart Stores Inc and an investor group backed by rival Yonghui Superstores Co are among suitors that proceeded to the final round of bidding for German food wholesaler Metro AG’s China business, people with knowledge of the matter said. Yonghui has teamed up with Hillhouse Capital, according to the people, who asked not to be identified ...

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• 9 July

  Cebu Air shares plunge 38%, wipes out $415m

  Bloomberg Shares of Philippines’ largest budget carrier plunged to their biggest drop on record, wiping out as much as 21.3 billion pesos ($415 million) from its market value in what traders said was likely a fat finger. Cebu Air Inc slumped 38 percent to the lowest since August 2014 in the last few minutes of trading and volume was below ...

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• 9 July

  US, EU head for tariffs over aircraft aid, says trade chief

  

  Bloomberg European Union Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom signalled that she expects the US and EU to hit each other with tariffs as retaliation over illegal government aid to Airbus SE and Boeing Co. Malmstrom said the US is entitled to strike first by the end of summer and the EU would follow suit five to six months later after the ...

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• 8 July

  UAE banking system remains strong, resilient to macro-financial instability

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has launched the recent edition of the UAE Financial Stability Report (FSR). The report provides relevant information, financial data, and stability assessments related to the UAE financial system, reinforcing the confidence and transparency in the banking and financial system across the Emirates. According to the report, CBUAE noted that ...

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• 8 July

  DP World hires banks to raise $1 billion bond

  

  Bloomberg DP World Plc mandated banks to raise about $1 billion of bonds to finance the acquisition of Topaz Energy & Marine Plc, according to three people with knowledge of the plans. The world’s largest port operator hired Citigroup Inc., Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC (DIB) and Standard Chartered Plc to arrange investor meetings in Hong Kong, Singapore and London from ...

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• 8 July

  UAE provides $5.59 billion in foreign assistance to Yemen

  ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE provided $5.59 billion in foreign assistance to Yemen between April 2015 and June 2019, which was used to help rebuild various sectors in the country, including vital infrastructure and to restore health and social services. In data obtained by Emirates News Agency from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, a breakdown of ...

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