June, 2016

• 29 June

  Cambodian PM threatens key rival with prison

  

    Phnom Penh / AFP Prime Minister Hun Sen, accused of intensifying a crackdown on dissent before Cambodia’s 2018 election, threatened on Wednesday to jail an opposition leader who has refused to come forward over an alleged sex scandal. Political tensions have risen in recent months, with rights groups accusing Hun Sen’s government of arresting scores of critics and tying ...

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• 29 June

  Euro banks spend billions to get US units fit for Fed

  

    Bloomberg Deutsche Bank AG, Barclays Plc and 11 other foreign banks have spent several billion dollars in the past three years complying with a new Federal Reserve rule that will trap capital in the US and boost costs. Legal, technology and other compliance expenses totaled from US$100 million to as much as US$500 million at some of the biggest ...

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• 29 June

  Bank watchdog revamps oversight to avoid crisis

    Bloomberg Years of excessive optimism and financial innovation led to record household debt and a banking crisis in Denmark in the naughts. Conditions are ripening again for a similarly heady combination, according to the country’s financial watchdog. The Financial Supervisory Authority laid out today the strategy that will guide its work until 2020. Denmark’s lenders are now healthier than ...

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• 29 June

  Brexit shifts global risks further to downside

  

    Bloomberg Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell said global risks have shifted further to the downside after Britain’s vote to exit the European Union, introducing new uncertainties that may merit reassessing monetary policy. “The Brexit vote has the potential to create new headwinds for economies around the world, including our own,” Powell said in remarks prepared for delivery to the ...

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• 29 June

  Moody’s lowers the outlook on 12 Britain lenders

  

    Bloomberg Moody’s Investors Service lowered the outlook on 12 UK lenders, including Barclays Plc and HSBC Holdings Plc, after predicting last week’s vote to exit the European Union will reduce their profitability. “We expect lower economic growth and heightened uncertainty over the UK’s future trade relationship with the EU to lead to reduced demand for credit, higher credit losses ...

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• 29 June

  Rajan resisting opaque India bank funding plan

  

    Bloomberg Just days after Raghuram Rajan announced plans to a return to academia, he’s battling to preserve the Reserve Bank of India’s independence. The government this month revived a proposal to dip into the central bank’s emergency funds to recapitalise commercial lenders hurt by rising bad loans. The idea was first floated in February by the Finance Ministry’s top ...

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• 29 June

  Adding to the essence of transformation

  

    Our Correspondent EMIRATES BUSINESS Al Ghurair Centre, a prominent mixed-use landmark by Al Ghurair Investment in Dubai, seamlessly integrates family shopping, refined residential apartments with commercial offices. Shoppers can treat themselves to a comprehensive mix of retail brands ranging from fashion to home decor, accessories to jewellery and much more. The shopping centre also boasts a specialised section of ...

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• 29 June

  Gift your loved ones the smart offerings of the year

  

    Our Correspondent EMIRATES BUSINESS Merlin Digital, a leading consumer technology brand aiming to make the world smarter through its innovative offerings, introduces its Eid essentials to stock up on during the Holy Month of Ramadan. From smart travel accessories and smart home products to fitness trackers and everything in between, Merlin Digital has an innovative offering to suit everybody’s ...

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• 29 June

  Canada lifts Mexico visa rule in exchange for beef access

  

    Bloomberg Canada will end restrictions on Mexican travelers while its North American partner opens its market further to Canadian beef. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto made the announcement during a state visit on Tuesday in Ottawa, ahead of the Three Amigos summit on Wednesday that includes U.S. President Barack Obama. Canada will lift its ...

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• 29 June

  First US chain hotel in a half-century opens in Cuba

  

    Havana, Cuba / AFP Starwood Hotels took over management of a luxury hotel in central Havana, becoming the first big American hospitality chain with a presence on the island since the Cuban Revolution a half-century ago. The newly-rechristened Cuba Four Points by Sheraton on Havana’s Quinta Avenida — a hotel owned by the Cuban military — now will be managed ...

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