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Bloomberg Malaysia Airlines Bhd is continuing talks with leasing companies about a restructuring plan as it tries to weather the coronavirus pandemic. Malaysia Aviation Group, the holding company for the country’s flag carrier, is pleased with the level of support it has received from lessors and is “confident that there are appropriate legal mechanisms available should that support not be …

Bloomberg TUI AG’s finance chief will leave at year-end in a setback for the struggling tour operator as it works on plans to raise more cash. Chief Financial Officer Birgit Conix told the company she won’t extend her contract, TUI said. Sebastian Ebel, who is already a member of the executive board, will take over on January 1, according to …

Bloomberg Boeing sees a turbulent ride ahead for the world’s jetliner market, with sales contracting sharply this decade before eventually rebounding in the 2030s as new models and technologies spur growth. Boeing released the report days after deciding to consolidate production of its marquee 787 Dreamliner in South Carolina, shutting down a final assembly line at a storied plant in …

Bloomberg Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted the size of a new credit fund to $14 billion in what is shaping up to be one of the largest debut investment vehicles ever raised. The bank, which set out with a target of $5 billion to $10 billion, is now expecting to finish fundraising with a $14 billion war chest to pour …

Bloomberg Argentina’s central bank is taking steps to tighten its monetary policy and encourage banks to buy local peso assets. To do so, it raised a repo rate used by banks by 3 percentage points to 27%, and lowered its benchmark Leliq rate by 1 percentage point to 37%, according to a statement. The rates had diverged at the start …

Bloomberg HSBC Holdings Plc will aim to reach a net-zero carbon client portfolio by 2050 in a step to align its business activities to the goals of the Paris climate agreement. The London-based bank, which has previously come under fire for financing harmful environmental activity, also pledged to provide as much as $1 trillion over the next decade to assist …

Bloomberg The Chinese onshore yuan notched up its biggest rally in more than 13 years as the central bank allowed optimism over a “blue wave” in the US election to push the currency higher. Analysts are predicting more gains ahead. The onshore yuan advanced 1.58% in the first trading session of October after a national holiday, while its offshore counterpart …

Bloomberg India’s central bank and the federal government have urged the nation’s Supreme Court to reject pleas by borrowers to extend a loan repayment holiday. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the government filed their written views following an order by the court, saying the measures announced so far to increase liquidity and lower borrowing costs are having a …

Bloomberg China will maintain “normal” monetary policy for as long as possible, according to the People’s Bank of China Governor Yi Gang. Policy makers plan to encourage a “reasonable” increase in household savings and incomes, Yi wrote in an article published on Saturday in the central bank’s biweekly magazine China Finance. The country will also make sure its liquidity stays …

Bloomberg Google said it’s within reach of negotiating a compromise on legislation that would force it to pay for Australian news, as the US giant continues a public campaign to get the proposed law watered down. The Australian government has drafted a world-first code to make Google and Facebook Inc. compensate publishers for the value their stories generate for the …