June, 2017

• 4 June

  Merkel’s chief of staff says EU to join China, India on climate

  Bloomberg German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s chief of staff, Peter Altmaier, said Europe will move forward with countries such as China and India after the U.S. pulled out of the Paris climate treaty. “The U.S. exit from the climate accord is a major setback,” Altmaier wrote in a guest op-ed in Bild am Sonntag newspaper published on Sunday. “Even in the ...

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• 4 June

  Banco Popular studying steps to bolster liquidity

  

  Bloomberg Banco Popular Espanol SA is reviewing how to bolster liquidity drained by deposit withdrawals and a deterioration of its credit, according to people familiar with the matter. The Madrid-based bank, racing to sell assets and find a buyer, plans to meet on Tuesday with the European Central Bank to discuss options, the people said, asking not to be identified ...

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• 4 June

  Bank of Singapore to keep hiring in hunt for growth

  

  Bloomberg Bank of Singapore, which recently broke into the ranks of Asia’s top 10 private banks, intends to keep hiring more relationship managers and focus on serving a wealthier bracket of customers to keep expanding its assets under management. The unit of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. added 20 relationship managers in Hong Kong this year, taking its total to slightly more ...

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• 4 June

  Kenya Central Bank says lenders face new era of lean profits

  

  Bloomberg Kenyan lenders must adjust their business models to adapt to a new era of lower profits as interest-rate caps curb investor returns, Central Bank of Kenya Governor Patrick Njoroge said. Return on equity in the Kenyan banking industry declined to 13.6 percent in March from 18.2 percent in June, Njoroge told reporters in the capital, Nairobi. For the country’s ...

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• 4 June

  ‘Citigroup enduring trading slump along with rivals’

  Bloomberg Citigroup Inc. traders are facing the same slowdown in client activity that’s dragging on revenue across U.S. investment banks this quarter, Chief Executive Officer Michael Corbat said. “We’re right in line with what the others have said,” Corbat told the audience at an investor conference in New York. He was referring to earlier remarks from senior JPMorgan Chase & ...

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• 4 June

  ING moves trading jobs from Amsterdam to London

  

  Bloomberg ING Groep NV will move about 43 trading jobs from Amsterdam to London, adding to a push started last year to centralize some financial markets operations in the UK capital. The Dutch bank plans to relocate global equity products, credit trading, e-trading and e-data analytics as well as some supporting activities, according to an internal memo to staff obtained ...

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• 4 June

  Malaysia’s RHB Bank, AMMB seek central bank nod for merger talk

  Bloomberg RHB Bank, Malaysia’s fourth-largest lender by assets, and AMMB Holdings are planning to pursue talks to merge, people with knowledge of the matter said. The two Malaysian lenders have submitted an application for central bank approval to start formal negotiations, the people said, asking not to be identified because the information is private. Shares of AMMB have risen 21 ...

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• 4 June

  Airbus to show innovative technologies at Paris show

  

  Emirates Business At the Paris Air Show, which runs from June 19-25, Airbus will showcase its wide range of innovative technologies, products and services, from market-leading commercial and military aircraft to helicopters and space systems. In addition, there will be a new Digital Exhibition zone at the Airbus pavilion (located at the end of Chalet Row A), where traditional mock-ups ...

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• 4 June

  Air freight demand growth remains robust: IATA

  

  Cancun / Emirates Business The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), rose 8.5% in April 2017 compared to the year-earlier period. While this was down from the 13.4% year-on-year growth recorded in March 2017, it is well above the average annual growth rate of 3.5% ...

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• 4 June

  United Airlines to suspend flights to Venezuela

  Bloomberg United Airlines Inc. will suspend flights to Venezuela next month, a move that further cuts off access to the Latin American nation engulfed in violent political protests and economic chaos. The daily service between Houston and Caracas will be canceled because of low demand, United spokesman Charles Hobart said in an email. “Because our Houston-Caracas service is not meeting ...

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