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BNP Sued Over $650 Million `Wet Ink’ Error in Al-Sanea Deal
November 3rd, 2015
Golden Belt Sukuk sues French lender in $650 million lawsuit Saudi tycoon’s Saad Group defaulted on the deal in 2009 BNP Paribas SA is being sued by the trustee of a $650 million Islamic finance transaction who said the ...
Turkish lira and stock market jump after election result
November 3rd, 2015
The Turkish lira and the Istanbul stock market rose sharply on Monday after the surprise win by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on Sunday. The lira was up almost 4% against the US dollar to 2.8 in ...
VW emissions scandal: Porsche and luxury Audi and VW models have cheat device says US EPA
November 3rd, 2015
Volkswagen has found itself embroiled in a widening emissions scandal after the US Environmental Protection Agency accused the company of using illegal software in certain six-cylinder diesel engines that drags Porsche and luxury Audi and VW models into the ...
Oil Price Paradox: Gasoline Could Be Even Cheaper
November 3rd, 2015
The price of gasoline is declining more slowly than oil, illustrating how consumers aren’t fully benefiting from falling commodities prices. Typically, gas prices go up and down in tandem with crude oil, the main ingredient. But recently, oil prices ...
MTN fined $5.2 billion. Negotiations to continue.
November 2nd, 2015
Stock halted in Johannesburg after paring earlier decline Phone company has lost abouth fifth of its value since penalty MTN Group Ltd., Africa’s largest wireless operator, remains in negotiations with Nigerian regulators over a $5.2 billion fine for failing ...
Gold Demand in China May Gain to Record, Bullion Bourse Says
November 2nd, 2015
Financial-market turmoil, devaluation seen boosting demand `Investors still prefer gold,’ Chairman Haywood Cheung says Gold consumption in mainland China may match or exceed the record in 2013 after financial-market turmoil and the yuan’s devaluation boosted the metal’s appeal, according ...
Morgan Stanley to face insider trading charges
November 2nd, 2015
The lawsuit is being brought by a Russian billionaire and it stems from the financial crisis. In a trial starting on Monday, Morgan Stanley will confront a Russian billionaire’s claims that it illegally short-sold a company based on inside ...
Bitcoin blunders its way to an ASX listing
November 2nd, 2015
ASX hopeful Bitcoin Group has delayed its listing after running into trouble with the corporate watchdog over claims Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is a shareholder and “misstatements” about the company’s profitability. Bitcoin, which counts former St Kilda president and former NewSat director ...
Central Asian Countries among Top Improvers in Doing Business 2016 report
November 2nd, 2015
The World Bank Group hosted the regional launch of Doing Business 2016: Measuring Regulatory Quality and Efficiency in Central Asia. In this year’s report, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, implemented a total of 14 reforms in 9 ...
Visa To Keep UK Presence After BoE Steps In
November 2nd, 2015
The Bank of England wants Visa Inc to keep a big UK presence after the $23.5bn takeover of Visa Europe, Sky News learns. The Bank of England has told the credit card giant Visa to keep a substantial presence ...
