Tag: GFIN
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Research shows that China has spent $240 billion on bailing out Belt & Road countries
JOHANNESBURG, March 28 (Reuters) – China has spent $240 billion between 2008 and 2021 to bail out 22 developing countries, with the amount soaring in recent years as more people have struggled to repay loans spent on building of “Belt & Road” infrastructure, according to a study published Tuesday. Nearly 80% of bailout loans were […]
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Credit Suisse risks disciplinary action, says the Swiss regulator
ZURICH, March 26 (Reuters) – Swiss financial regulator FINMA said it was considering disciplinary action against managers at Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) after Switzerland’s second largest bank had to be bailed out by UBS (UBSG) last week .S). FINMA president Marlene Amstad told Swiss newspaper NZZ am Sonntag that it was “still open” whether new procedures […]
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Credit Suisse gained access to billions in liquidity over the weekend, says the Swiss finance minister
ZURICH, March 25 (Reuters) – Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) tapped the Swiss National Bank for “a large multibillion-dollar sum” over the weekend to secure its liquidity, the country’s finance minister Karin Keller-Sutter told me. Saturday to the Swiss broadcaster SRF. . The troubled Swiss bank had said last week it planned to borrow up to 50 […]
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The US banking system is sound, but not all deposits are guaranteed, Yellen tells senators
WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) – The US banking system remains sound and Americans can be confident that their deposits will be there when they are needed, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday, though she denied that recent bailouts following two major bank failures mean there is there was now a general government guarantee for […]
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The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Bank of England are working to contain the effects of the SVB
LONDON, March 11 (Reuters) – The UK Treasury and the Bank of England are working together to minimize the disruption that could result from a collapse of the UK arm of Silicon Valley Bank (SIVB.O), which has seized taken by US regulators. , the ministry said on Saturday. Talks were scheduled later on Saturday to […]
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Biden is going to require chip companies that win subsidies to share excess profits
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (Reuters) – The Biden administration said on Tuesday it will require companies raising funds from its $52 billion US semiconductor manufacturing and research program to share excess profits and explain how they plan to provide affordable childcare. The Commerce Department on Tuesday released its plans to begin accepting applications for a $39 […]
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Exclusive: US Sanctions Authority Investigates Raiffeisen on Russia
FRANKFURT/VIENNA, Feb. 17 (Reuters) – The United States sanctions authority has launched an investigation into Raiffeisen Bank International (RBIV.VI) over its activities related to Russia, leading the Austrian lender, which plays a crucial role in the Russian economy. In response to questions from Reuters, the bank said it received a request in January from the […]