May, 2017

• 24 May

  IDB to revamp and decentralise operations

  

  SARAJEVO / Reuters The Islamic Development Bank (IDB), the largest development organisation in the Muslim world, plans to revamp its operations, including a shift away from small-scale capital interventions to more sustainable, grassroot-level support. The non-profit group has extended $86.1 billion in financing in the last ten years for energy, transportation, water and sanitation projects. Bangladesh, Pakistan and Egypt are ...

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• 24 May

  Goldman Sachs sues two ex-officials over client poaching

  

  Bloomberg Goldman Sachs Group Inc. sued two former vice presidents in the bank’s private wealth management unit in Chicago, claiming they poached clients for their own new investment advisory business. The two men, Jeffrey Friedstein and Joseph Page, gave notice on Friday they were quitting, Goldman Sachs said in a complaint filed Monday in New York state court. The bank ...

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• 24 May

  Saxo Bank’s new portal to boost ‘open banking’

  

  Emirates Business Saxo Bank announces the release of its new developer portal on Wednesday. The portal provides technical documentation, reference guides, sample code and interactive tools for many of the technologies which in combination underpin Saxo’s Open Banking initiative. Saxo’s Open Banking strategy is built on the premise that going forward an increasingly broader range of partnerships and collaborations will ...

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• 24 May

  Singapore Airlines mulls more debt points to potential dollar bonds

  

  Bloomberg As Singapore Airlines Ltd. considers broadening its debt sources amid plans to spend S$30.1 billion ($22 billion), some analysts are pointing to the likelihood of a shift to US-dollar bonds and the higher borrowing costs that may entail. Chief Financial Officer Stephen Barnes said on May 19 that the carrier is looking to raise funds in different currency bonds. ...

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• 24 May

  CEB to suspend operations in Kuwait, Doha and Riyadh

  

  Emirates Business CEB will fly the last of its four-times-a-week service from Manila to Kuwait on June 13, and its Kuwait-Manila flight on June 14. The thrice-weekly Manila-Doha-Manila route will have its last flight on July 1. The airline’s last flight from Manila to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia will depart on July 2, while the Riyadh-Manila flight will leave on July ...

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• 24 May

  L’Oréal wins retail supply chain management of the year award

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business L’Oréal Africa Middle East has won the Retail Supply Chain Management of the Year award at the Logistics Middle East Awards 2017 during a ceremony held at Grosvenor House Hotel in Dubai Marina. The Retail Supply Chain Management category of the Logistics Middle East Awards considers brands and service providers that are innovating new methods to ...

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• 24 May

  Target to pay $18.5mn to end data-breach probes

  

  Bloomberg Target Corp. agreed to pay $18.5 million to settle investigations by dozens of states over a 2013 hack of its database in which the personal information of millions of customers was stolen. It’s the largest multistate accord ever reached over a data breach, according to New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. The hack, which occurred during the busy holiday ...

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• 24 May

  ODG to design Muscat International Airport’s entire duty free area

  

  Emirates Business The newly re-branded award winning Dubai based consultancy and design agency ODG (previously Open D Group, Retail Access and Sparkle), has been appointed by Oman Sales and Services (OSS) (A joint venture between Oman Air and Aer Rianta International Middle East) to design and project manage the entire duty free at the New Muscat International Airport. OSS successfully ...

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• 24 May

  Rasasi opens flagship store in City Centre Mirdif

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business Rasasi Perfumes, one of the leading perfume brands in the Middle East, opened its doors to customers on Wednesday after officially opening its flagship store in City Centre Mirdif. Focusing on a superior customer experience, Rasasi have enhanced the store to create a relaxed and enjoyable environment for their customers. The gold and ivory colour palette ...

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• 24 May

  Ikea names new CEO to lead Asia expansion

  Bloomberg Ikea Group named Jesper Brodin, currently responsible for the development of the Swedish furniture retailer’s product range and supply chain, as chief executive officer after Peter Agnefjall decided to step down. Brodin, a 48-year old former assistant to Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad who has worked at the maker of the Billy bookcase and Klippan sofa for 22 years, will ...

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