July, 2023

• 5 July

  Double-digit gains suggest turning point for Sri Lanka markets

  

  BLOOMBERG Sri Lankan stocks surged as markets reopened following a three-day holiday, after a plan to revamp domestic debt eased concern over financial sector stability. The Colombo All-Share Index closed 6.7% higher, its biggest single-day gain in more than 15 months, led by financial shares. The Sri Lankan rupee advanced 0.6% to 305.01 per dollar. A 2027 Sri Lanka rupee ...

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• 5 July

  Stocks decline as China data saps risk sentiment

  

  BLOOMBERG European stocks and US equity futures followed Asian shares lower after weak services-industry data from China raised fresh concerns about the outlook for the global economy. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index fell about 0.5%, with miners leading the retreat on concern about waning minerals demand from China. The gauge extended its decline after a composite purchasing managers’ index for ...

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• 4 July

  Al Mazrouei reveals details of updated UAE Energy Strategy 2050

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, on Tuesday revealed the details of the updated version of the UAE Energy Strategy 2050 and the development of the National Hydrogen Strategy that were approved by the UAE Cabinet to enhance the country’s efforts to meet its climate and net-zero commitments by 2050. In a ...

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• 4 July

  Under directives of UAE President, UAE to establish field hospital in Chad

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Under the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE has begun to build a field hospital in the Chadian city of Amdjarass to support Sudanese refugees. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the establishment of the field hospital, with a contribution from the Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation, ...

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• 4 July

  Barakah One completes its N-energy plant refinancing

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Barakah One Company (Barakah One) — a joint-venture between the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) and the Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco) — has successfully completed the milestone refinancing of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, working with key banking institutions in the UAE. Barakah One has refinanced the full outstanding balance under the loan facilities ...

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• 4 July

  Japan’s Mizuho on US hiring spree with underwriting goal in sight

  

  BLOOMBERG  Mizuho Financial Group Inc’s securities arm is boosting hiring in the US as it seeks to cement its position among the top 10 stock and bond underwriters in the lucrative market. The Japanese bank’s US unit plans to recruit more than 100 people for its investment banking and trading business by the end of March next year, according to ...

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• 4 July

  HSBC returns to private banking operations in India to tap growing wealth

  

  BLOOMBERG  HSBC Holdings Plc said it began private banking operations in India, marking a return to the market as Europe’s largest lender seeks to serve the nation’s growing rich. The business is aimed at professionals, entrepreneurs and their families with investable assets of more than $2 million, the London-based bank said in a statement. The move underscores how global wealth ...

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• 4 July

  Deutsche Bank hires Morgan Stanley’s Kim as M&A chief in Asia

  

  BLOOMBERG  Deutsche Bank AG has hired Samuel Kim, a veteran Morgan Stanley dealmaker, as the German lender continues to beef up its investment banking operations in Asia Pacific. Kim is joining Deutsche Bank as its chairman of mergers and acquisitions in Apac, according to an internal memo seen by Bloomberg News. He will be based in Hong Kong and report ...

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• 4 July

  UAE leaders congratulate US President on Independence Day

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to President Joe Biden of the United States of America on the occasion of his country’s Independence Day, which is marked on July 4. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE ...

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• 4 July

  Adafsa monitors agri-food establishments’ compliance

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (Adafsa) is committed to ensuring the safety and health of workers in food and agricultural establishments in the emirate. It supervises the performance of these establishments and monitors their compliance with Abu Dhabi Occupational Safety and Health System Framework (OSHAD SF). The OSHAD SF aims to provide a ...

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