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Bank of England set to stay in central bank slow lane and keep rates on hold
THE Bank of England (BOE) looks set to keep interest rates on hold next week as it moves more slowly to cut borrowing costs than central…
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DBS, Japan’s top lenders said to be among bidders for Panin Bank
ASIAN banks including DBS Group Holdings, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group are among potential…
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Bank stocks drive Singapore shares higher on Tuesday; STI up 0.5%
Across the broader market, losers outnumber gainers 277 to 255 after 1.2 billion securities worth S$1.1 billion change hands SINGAPORE…
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India appoints Sanjay Malhotra as new central bank chief
INDIA named Sanjay Malhotra, a career bureaucrat, as the new governor of the nation’s central bank, ending weeks of speculations over who…
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Boutique bank Raine to shut Hong Kong base, offers staff Singapore move
RAINE Group plans to close its Hong Kong office and is offering the staff to relocate to Singapore as the New York-based boutique adviser…
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India central bank holds rates steady; cuts banks’ cash reserve ratio
THE Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept its key interest rate unchanged on Friday (Dec 6) but cut the cash reserve ratio (CRR) that banks are…
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World Bank raises record US$100 billion for aid to poorest nations
THE World Bank received pledges to deploy a record of US$100 billion via its unit focused on low-interest loans and grants to the poorest…
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Barclays promotes 116 staffers across bank to managing directors
BARCLAYS promoted 116 employees across the bank to its managing director ranks. The investment bank took the largest share of the…
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Palestinian reports: Some 120 killed in Gaza; W Bank gunman wounds 4
At least 120 people have been killed in Israeli military attacks in the Gaza Strip since Thursday night, according to Palestinian reports…
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Several injured in attack on a bus near West Bank settlement
Several people have been injured after a gunman opened fire on a bus near an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Three people were…
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Brazil development bank signs deal with AIIB for nearly $3 billion in investments
(Reuters) - Brazilian development bank BNDES said on Monday that it has signed a deal with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)…
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How scammers duped India job seekers with a fake bank
A few weeks ago, police in India discovered that scammers had set up a fake bank branch - complete with a logo, office furniture and even…
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Israeli air strike kills 18 people in occupied West Bank
At least 18 people have been killed in an Israeli air strike in the occupied West Bank city of Tulkarm, the Palestinian health ministry…
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China’s Central Bank Chief Is Task Master Xi Couldn’t Let Retire
(Bloomberg) -- (This story was originally published on July 29, 2023. In September 2024, People’s Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng…
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Australian central bank reforms stall as Greens demand rate cuts
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Long-delayed reforms to the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) faced a fresh setback on Monday as Greens lawmakers…
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Israel orders 45-day closure of Al Jazeera West Bank office
Israeli forces have raided the offices of news broadcaster Al Jazeera in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, and ordered it to close for…
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Thailand’s New Government Wades Back Into Central Bank Feud
(Bloomberg) -- Thailand’s new government has revived calls for the central bank to reduce borrowing costs, with Prime Minister Paetongtarn…
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Three Israeli civilians killed at crossing between West Bank and Jordan
Three Israeli civilians were killed on Sunday by a Jordanian gunman who opened fire at the Allenby Crossing connecting the West Bank and…
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Three Israelis killed in suspected Palestinian attack in West Bank
Three Israelis have been killed in a suspected Palestinian attack in the southern West Bank, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported on…
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Israel says Hamas leader killed on third day of West Bank operation
The Israeli military says it has killed the head of the Palestinian armed group Hamas in Jenin and two other fighters, as a major…
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UN calls for de-escalation as Israeli West Bank raids continue
Israeli forces have carried out raids in the occupied West Bank for a second day running, leading to calls for de-escalation from the…
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Analysis-Mexico central bank has growing inflation challenge: extortion
By Noe Torres, Lizbeth Diaz and Ana Isabel Martinez MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Beyond the common challenges like currency fluctuations and…
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Libya's central bank halts operations after director kidnapped
Libya's central bank has announced the suspension of all its operations after a senior employee was kidnapped in the capital Tripoli. The…
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Passive income scam falsely linked to Royal Bank of Canada
Screenshot taken July 12, 2024 from Facebook The post mimics several other passive income offers AFP has debunked. "This is a fraudulent…