Abu Dhabi sovereign fund sells $947 million UniCredit stake

Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala more than halved its shareholding in Italian bank UniCredit SpA as the holder of about 6 per cent of the world’s oil reserves sells stakes in overseas assets. The fund’s stake declined to about 2.02 per cent as of December 20, according to a filing by the […]

UK monthly house price growth hits nearly 13-year high — Halifax

LONDON: British house prices jumped in December by the most in monthly terms in nearly 13 years but the market is likely to show only a modest recovery, mortgage lender Halifax said on Wednesday. Prices rose by 1.7 per cent last month from their level in November, the biggest monthly increase since February 2007, and […]

Noor Bank’s board reconstituted

Dubai: Noor Bank’s board of directors was reconstituted on Wednesday as part of Dubai Islamic Bank’s (DIB) acquisition of the bank. Last month General Assembly Meeting (GAM) of DIB had approved the acquisition of Noor Bank. “Based on approvals received from the regulators and the shareholders of Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) and Noor Bank in […]

France urges US to ‘come to its senses’ on digital tax

PARIS: Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire called on Monday on the United States to not follow through on threats to impose sanctions on France in a dispute over taxation of tech giants and warned of retaliation. “This trade war is in no one’s interest and I call on our American friends to display wisdom, to […]