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Indians find ways to dodge 'black money' crackdown INTERNATIONAL

Indians find ways to dodge 'black money' crackdown

From deploying 'cash coolies' to buying Rolex watches, Indians have found unique ways to dodge the government's surprise move to withdraw high value bills in a bid to tackle widespread corruption and tax evasion.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Foreign institutions lift Qatar shares above 10,500 ECONOMY

Foreign institutions lift Qatar shares above 10,500

Increased buying support from foreign institutions on Monday added 75 points to lift the Qatar Stock Exchange above the 10,500 mark.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
UAE rebounds, banks weigh on Saudi bourse ECONOMY

UAE rebounds, banks weigh on Saudi bourse

Saudi’s Sahara Petrochemical climbs on Q2 earnings; some insurers strong after reporting results; Abu Dhabi’s Eshraq rises after Alseddiqi appointed chairman; but JLL report says real estate market starting to slow

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Britain’s upstart banks face a bumpy ride through Brexit fallout ECONOMY

Britain’s upstart banks face a bumpy ride through Brexit fallout

Facing the prospect of their first UK recession, Britain’s small specialist lenders could struggle to cope with a downturn...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
UK banks get BoE help with capital minimums in weaker economy ECONOMY

UK banks get BoE help with capital minimums in weaker economy

UK banks made it through the initial Brexit turmoil without undue stress on their liquidity or borrowing costs.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Politics outweighs central banks as dollar swings on Brexit vote ECONOMY

Politics outweighs central banks as dollar swings on Brexit vote

Currency traders looking for the direction of the dollar should prepare for a bumpy ride and may need to pay more ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
World’s major central banks face uncertainty over Brexit ECONOMY

World’s major central banks face uncertainty over Brexit

From the immediate possibility of Britain leaving the European Union to the longer-term consequences of ageing populations

4:45 AM November 25 2016
QSE index inches near 9,700 as bourse extends gains ECONOMY

QSE index inches near 9,700 as bourse extends gains

Institutional investors’ buying interests on Monday extended the bullish spell in the Qatar Stock Exchange for the second straight session and its key index inched near the 9,700 level.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Banks bear the brunt of stock retreat as S&P 500 pares loss ECONOMY

Banks bear the brunt of stock retreat as S&P 500 pares loss

Hopes that financial stocks will break out of their two-year funk took a hit while the rest of the market erased

4:45 AM November 25 2016
China orders banks to clear hurdles slowing private sector lending ECONOMY

China orders banks to clear hurdles slowing private sector lending

China’s banking regulator has sent an urgent notice to banks telling them to clear bottlenecks...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Banks, bond buyers applaud as EU softens transparency ECONOMY

Banks, bond buyers applaud as EU softens transparency

Financial firms that buy and sell bonds and derivatives say the “more cautious approach” to market transparency recently...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Vodafone picks banks for $2.5bn Indian IPO ECONOMY

Vodafone picks banks for $2.5bn Indian IPO

British telecoms operator Vodafone has picked Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA), Kotak Investment Banking and UBS...

4:45 AM November 25 2016