Finance

DUBAI, May 2 (Reuters) – Global asset manager Janus Henderson plans to buy National Bank of Kuwait’s alternative investments business in a deal that is expected to strengthen its position in emerging markets and its access to clients in the […]

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Tuesday, as investors kept their eyes on potentially market-moving reports expected later this week. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 1.3% to 38,442.28 in early trading, coming back from a national holiday. Sydney’s S&P/ASX […]

LONDON/HONG KONG, May 2 (Reuters) – Standard Chartered PLC (STAN.L), opens new tab beat forecasts on Thursday with a 5.5% rise in first-quarter pretax profit, as a surge in income from its trading and wealth businesses more than compensated for additional credit […]

BERLIN, May 2 (Reuters) – Raiffeisen Bank International’s (RBI) (RBIV.VI), opens new tab acquisition of a stake in construction firm Strabag (STRV.VI), opens new tab linked to a Russian tycoon remains under careful assessment for any compliance risk, the biggest Western bank in Russia […]

BEIRUT, May 2 (Reuters) – The European Union has offered Lebanon a financial package of 1 billion euros ($1.07 billion) to support its faltering economy and its security forces, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday during […]

LONDON, April 30 (Reuters) – Firms offering payment services in the UK must work much harder to meet new ‘operational resilience’ standards by March 2025 for responding to disruptions such as cyber attacks, glitches during an IT changeover or extreme […]

Petrochemicals major Borouge said its net profit for the first quarter of 2024 rose 37 percent to $273 million amid stronger price premium on high-value products. The Abu Dhabi-listed company said revenue fell 6 percent year on year to $1.3 […]

Riyad Bank’s board is planning to list its investment arm, Riyad Capital, on the Saudi stock exchange, as the government tries to increase market offerings to raise the status of Saudi capital markets in global rankings. The bank said in […]

On Tuesday said it will pump $1.7 billion into Indonesia over the next four years to build new cloud and AI infrastructure. The announcement came as CEO Satya Nadella met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo on the same day. Microsoft […]

April 30 (Reuters) – Metro Bank (MTRO.L), opens new tab posted a 4% increase in total deposits for the first quarter on Tuesday, thanks to the campaign it launched late last year to make up for significant withdrawals by customers amid reports […]