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Summary Global stocks index up 0.1%Japan could tweak inflation target - sourceshttp://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgnhttp://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVhMILAN, Dec 19 (Reuters) - World stocks inched higher on Monday but stayed near 6-week lows as investors started the year's last full trading week still mindful of interest rate hike risks to the economy in 2023. By 0902 GMT, the index rose 0.1% after a heavy week for interest rate increases on Friday sent it to its lowest point since Nov. 10. It wreaked havoc even on rate markets," said Carlo Franchini, head of institutional clients at Banca Ifigest in Milan. "Except for the BOJ and perhaps the Bank of England, there's little confidence in the other central banks. Japan's Nikkei (.N225) fell 1.05% to a six-week low and the yen rose 0.5% to 135.9 per dollar.

☆ Chief of Mexico's Mifel says it is still in bidding process for Citibanamex
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MEXICO CITY, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Mexico's Banca Mifel is still in the bidding process for Citigroup's (C.N) Mexican retail bank Citibanamex, Mifel's head Daniel Becker told Reuters on Wednesday. Speaking at an event hosted by Mexico's banking association, Becker - the bank's chairman and CEO - said the race was not over, but declined to comment further. The competition to buy one of Mexico's biggest retail banks has narrowed to two bidders, with smaller rival Mifel, in conjunction with a band of investors, battling billionaire German Larrea's conglomerate Grupo Mexico (GMEXICOB.MX). The two remaining bidders are now conducting further due diligence on the business, sources told Reuters late last month. Reporting by Valentine Hilaire; Writing by Isabel Woodford; Editing by Anthony Esposito and Alistair BellOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Mexico president says two bidders remaining for Citi's local retail bank
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MEXICO CITY, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday there are two remaining parties bidding to buy the Mexican retail arm of U.S. banking giant Citigroup . Lopez Obrador expects the bid for one of Mexico's biggest banks to be resolved in the beginning of 2023, he said during a regular news conference. Sources have told Reuters billionaire German Larrea's conglomerate Grupo Mexico (GMEXICOB.MX) is battling Daniel Becker's smaller Banca Mifel to buy the lender. Citigroup Chief Executive Officer Jane Fraser has been looking to simplify the firm by selling off some its international operations. Reporting by Valentine Hilaire; Editing by Sarah MorlandOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ UniCredit CEO Orcel has leverage in pay debate
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Lisa Jucca | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Under UniCredit’s remuneration policies, Orcel receives 2.5 million euros in salary, with the potential for twice that via an annual bonus. A regulatory cap prevents UniCredit from paying its CEO a bigger bonus, so the board may have to hike his fixed salary to pay him more. UniCredit Chairman Pier Carlo Padoan said Orcel has not asked for a pay rise. Follow @LJucca on TwitterloadingCONTEXT NEWSItalian lender UniCredit will review the pay package of its Chief Executive Andrea Orcel ahead of its 2023 general meeting. Orcel’s pay package envisages a fixed salary of 2.5 million euros a year and a bonus of up 5 million euros.

☆ Citi Mexico suitor Mifel enlists Apollo, ADIA to fund bid -sources
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro | David French | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON/NEW YORK, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Mexico's Banca Mifel has lined up investors including Apollo Global Management and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) to fund a bid for Citigroup Inc’s (C.N) Mexican retail bank, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The debt financing could attract more investors to join in Mifel's bid to buy Citibanamex, although there is enough funding already in place to fully support Mifel's proposal, one of the sources said. The competition to buy one of Mexico’s biggest banks has narrowed to two bidders, with smaller rival Mifel, led by Daniel Becker, battling billionaire German Larrea's conglomerate Grupo Mexico (GMEXICOB.MX). The two remaining bidders are now conducting further due diligence on the business, also known as Banamex, the sources said. Representatives from Mifel and Grupo Mexico did not immediately respond to emails and phone calls requesting comment.

☆ Hiding in plain sight: artefacts seized from display in Italian bank
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Federico Maccioni | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/4] A handout photo shows part of an archaeological collection seized by Italian authorities after being illegally showcased inside a meeting hall of an Italian bank's headquarters in Bari, Italy, in this handout photo obtained by Reuters on November 25, 2022. Carabinieri/Handout via REUTERSMILAN, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Italian authorities have seized a valuable archaeological collection that had been on display in a meeting hall in the headquarters of an Italian regional bank, police said in a statement on Friday. The 103 ceramic artefacts, including vases, plates and jugs, date back to between the 5th century B.C. Popolare di Bari, the biggest bank in Italy's disadvantaged south, was bailed out by peers in a government-backed rescue in 2019. ($1 = 0.9649 euros)Reporting by Federico Maccioni and Alvise Armellini, editing by Keith WeirOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ List of bidders for Citigroup's Mexican retail arm shrinks as Inbursa drops out
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Valentine Hilaire | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MEXICO CITY, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Mexican bank Grupo Financiero Inbursa (GFINBURO.MX) said on Wednesday it had pulled out of the bidding process for U.S. bank Citigroup's Mexican retail arm Citibanamex. Carlos Slim's Inbursa and German Larrea's Grupo Mexico (GMEXICOB.MX) were seen as the frontrunners in bidding for Citibanamex, known also as Banamex. "We considered from the beginning (of the bid) that it was going to be difficult for a player in the sector to make such an acquisition. Other heavyweight names such as Grupo Financiero Banorte (GFNORTEO.MX), Spanish bank Santander (SAN.MC) and media tycoon Ricardo Salinas have previously also pulled out of the process. Reporting by Carolina Pulice and Valentine Hilaire; Editing by Anthony Esposito, Stephen Coates and Chris ReeseOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Generali sticks to 2024 targets, generates $1 bln per year for M&A
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Gianluca Semeraro | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

In September, sources had said Generali was exploring several potential U.S. acquisition targets in the asset management business, including investment firm Guggenheim Partners. For a deal of this size, Generali may need to divest its private bank Banca Generali (BGN.MI), sources had said at that time. In a post-results call with journalists, Chief Financial Officer Cristiano Borean declined to comment on rumours of an acquisition in the U.S. but said Generali was "a happy investor" in Banca Generali. Nine-month net profit came in at 2.23 billion euros ($2.24 billion), down 0.8% from a year ago, due to impairments of 141 million euros on Russian investments. The profit was above an analyst consensus provided by the company of 2.05 billion euros.

☆ Mediobanca open to talks on Banca Generali buyout if asked
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Last month a source said insurer Generali (GASI.MI) could sell Banca Generali (BGN.MI) to Mediobanca to raise cash for a potential big deal of its own in the United States. If we are contacted, we are willing to talk about it," Nagel told a briefing call when asked about a possible interest in Banca Generali. "This applies to every asset," he added, not only to Banca Generali. To grow Mediobanca's wealth management operations, Nagel in 2020 considered swapping the group's 13% stake in Generali with Banca Generali. Net income in the quarter came in at 263 million euros ($264.2 million), above an analyst consensus provided by the bank of 230 million euros.

The bid amounts for the unit, known too as Banamex, were not disclosed by the sources. The sources also cautioned that no deal was guaranteed with any party and Citigroup could ultimately decide to sell Banamex shares on the Mexican Stock Exchange instead. Inbursa and Grupo Mexico declined to comment. Backed by Slim, Mexico's richest person, Inbursa was flagged as a strong contender when Citigroup put Banamex up for sale in January. However, mining tycoon Larrea has the firepower to compete as a candidate to buy Banamex, the sources said.

The entrance to the headquarters of Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS), the oldest bank in the world, in Siena, Italy, August 11, 2021. Rome failed to meet an initial EU deadline when talks to sell MPS to UniCredit (CRDI.MI) collapsed a year ago. One of the sources said UniCredit and Banco BPM are still seen in Rome as the best options for MPS. Investor commitments cover more than half of the up to 900 million euro portion of MPS's share sale that will not be funded by the state. Five years after spending 5.4 billion euros to rescue MPS Italy is having to pump another 1.6 billion euros into the bank.

☆ Tricky Monte Paschi cash call comes at high cost
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The fees amount to some 15% of the 857 million euros banks and fund Algebris have agreed to backstop. The fees in Saipem’s (SPMI.MI) 2 billion euro rights issue amounted to less than 5% of the amount banks had agreed to mop up. Monte Paschi says investors have committed 37 million euros and others say they will take up more than 50% of the 900 million euro portion of the rights issue reserved for private investors. That implies the banks may get stuck with some 400 million euros of unsold stock in a worst case scenario. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterFor Monte Paschi, the cost of the rights issue will cut some 15 basis points off its Tier 1 capital ratio target of 14.2% for 2024.

☆ Beleaguered Italian Bank MPS to Raise $2.4 Billion With Share Issue
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Giovanni Legorano | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

ROME—Troubled Italian lender Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA is set to launch its seventh share sale in 14 years, after securing the backing of a group of investment banks that have agreed to buy any unsold shares. The bank hopes to raise €2.5 billion, equivalent to $2.4 billion, to pay for restructuring costs and shore up its capital base under terms agreed with European authorities earlier this year.

☆ TIM plunges to hit record lows after latest delay to network deal
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Under a preliminary agreement sealed in May and sponsored by Italy's outgoing government, state lender CDP and TIM had aimed for a binding deal by the end of October but that deadline will now slip. read moreCDP's approach is part of a long-held plan to combine TIM's fixed network assets with those of state-backed rival Open Fiber to create a single national network operator under CDP control. TIM shares fell as much as 3.5% to hit a record low at 0.1743 euros. Divergences on valuations have complicated negotiations, with TIM's top investor Vivendi (VIV.PA) seeking 31 billion euros, some 10-15 billion above CDP's valuation, sources have said. The approach valued the venture at 6 billion euros, a price tag deemed inadequate by TIM, sources had previously said.

The BoE said it would temporarily buy long-dated bonds - linked most closely to workers' pensions and home loans - in light of a surge in 30-year UK bond yields above 5%, their highest since 2002. The pound briefly fell by as much as 1% after the BoE's announcement, while UK stocks cut losses, which in turn helped the broader European equity market avoid deeper falls. "The surge in bond yields threatens the housing market and broader economy. The IMF and the U.S. Treasury waded in yesterday in fear of global contagion from gilts to other markets," he said. European government bonds got a lift from the surge in the value of UK gilts.

☆ Stocks pull off 2020 lows, Bank of England steps in to calm UK bond market
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Amanda Cooper | Harry Robertson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

A general view of the Bank of England (BoE) building, the BoE confirmed to raise interest rates to 1.75%, in London, Britain, August 4, 2022. The BoE said it would temporarily buy long-dated bonds - linked most closely to workers' pensions and home loans - in light of a surge in 30-year bond yields above 5%, their highest since 2002. "The surge in bond yields threatens the housing market and broader economy. The MSCI All-World index was last down 0.5%, having pulled off a session trough that marked its lowest since November 2020. "The Bank of England is restoring some calm to the markets.

☆ Diego rămâne fidel: Antrenorul și-a prelungit contractul cu Atletico Madrid
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-09 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Campioana Spaniei, Atletico Madrid a început pregătirile pentru noul sezon cu o veste excelentă. Antrenorul Diego Simeone și-a prelungit contractul pe încă trei ani, alături de întregul său staff-tehnic.Anunțul a fost făcut pe site-ul oficial al clubului spaniol.Argentinianul a ajuns la Atletico Madrid în anul 2011 și timp de zece ani a cucerit opt trofee cu formația din capitala Spaniei.La sfârșitul sezonului trecut, trupa lui Simeone a câștigat al unsprezecelea titlu de campioană a Spaniei, după ce a încheiat campionatul cu 86 de puncte, la două în fața echipei de pe locul doi, Real Madrid.Tehnicianul de 51 de ani a cucerit alături de Atletico, de două ori trofeul Ligii Europei. De asemenea, cu antrenorul sud-american pe banca tehnică Atletico Madrid a ajuns de două ori în finala Ligii Campionilor, amble pierdute în fața rivale din capitala Spaniei, Real.

Persons: Diego Simeone, Simeone Organizations: Atletico Madrid, spaniol.Argentinianul, Real, Atletico, Europei, Ligii Campionilor Locations: Spaniei, american

☆ RISE: Как компании семьи Андронаке получали деньги из украденного миллиарда
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-09 | by ( ) newsmaker.md time to read: +2 min

Журналисты RISE Moldova выяснили, что эти компании получили деньги из украденного в молдавских банках миллиарда. Через несколько месяцев она получила 32,8 млн леев от Banca de Economii (BEM), как «аванс не реконструкцию и реставрацию». Через несколько дней, эти деньги перевели в доллары и большую их часть (30,7 млн леев) перечислили на счет британской компании Sirmastra Sales. на счет компании Black Sea Holdings Company LP. Black Sea Holdings SA.

Persons: BEM, SRL BEM, Sirmastra, Владимир Андронаки, Андронаки, Надежда Андронаки, Андронаке, Андрей Серебряков Organizations: Webwest, Sea Holdings SA, Manos Alliance LLP, Black Sea Holdings SA Webwest, Universal, SRL, Banca de Economii, Black Sea Holdings SA, Black Sea Holdings, Демпартия, ДПМ Locations: Moldova, Белиз

☆ Două companii offshore cu nume similare din paradisul fiscal Belize au încasat un milion de euro din „Miliardul dispărut”: societățile - controlate de Vladimir Andronachi
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-09 | by ( ) www.zdg.md time to read: +5 min

Două companii offshore cu nume similare din paradisul fiscal Belize au încasat un milion de euro din „Miliardul dispărut”. Astfel, în perioada 2013-2017, Andronachi a încasat pe cele două conturi 385 de mii de euro. Banii de la BEMConform informațiilor de la Agenția Servicii Publice, în 2009, Webwest Alliance LTD – afiliată deputatului Andronachi, a devenit asociată unică a Universal Proiect SRL. În 2016, Black Sea Holdings Company LP a transferat peste 195 de mii de euro societății Black Sea Holdings SA. RISE Moldova i-a contactat și pe Vladimir Andronachi și pe soția acestuia, însă niciunul dintre ei nu a răspuns la apeluri și mesaje.

Persons: Vladimir Andronachi, Vlad Plahotniuc, Andronachi, Nadejda Andronachi, BEM, Andrei Organizations: Moldova, Autoritatea Națională, Alliance, Black Sea Holdings, Black Sea Holdings SA, Webwest Alliance, Agenția, Webwest, Universal, britanice Locations: Belize, Americii, străinătate, Moldova, Chișinău, România, Bank, Letonia, Economii, moldovean, Black

☆ VIDEO/ Candidații cu probleme de integritate care vor în Parlament. MAI refuză repetat să ofere informații despre dosarele penale ale candidaților
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-09 | by ( Daniela Calmis | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +19 min

Într-un dosar penal gestionat de procurorii de la Chișinău, Usatîi este cercetat pentru deposedarea controversatului bancher rus Gherman Gorbunțov de pachetul majoritar de la banca Universalbank. Ilan ȘorAlți doi pretendenți la funcția de deputat, aflați în primii cinci pe lista Partidului Șor, figurează în dosare penale. Grigore RepeșciucGrigore Repeșciuc este un alt candidat din lista Partidului Șor cu probleme de integritate demonstrate. Fiodor GheliciMAI a refuzat să ne ofere informații despre dosarele penale ale candidaților la funcția de deputatÎn lista electorală a partidelor există și alte persoane numele cărora figurează în dosare penale. ZdG însă a scris și a analizat doar dosarele primelor persoane din listele electorale, cele care au cele mai mari șanse de a ajunge în viitorul Parlament.

Persons: Gheorghe, Cavcaliuc, Victoria, Renato Usatîi, Gherman, Usatîi, Filat, Plahotniuc ., Plahotniuc, Ilan, Ilan Șor, Șor, Denis Ulanov, Petru Jardan, Denis, Grigore, Galina Dodon, Igor Dodon, Corneliu Furculiță, Petru Burduja, Corneliu, Radu, Mudreac, Grigore Novac, Alexandr Nesterovschi, Partidului Democrat Alexandru Jizdan, Jizdan, Pavel Filip, Chirtoacă, Dorin Chirtoacă, Dodon, Voronin, Dorin Chirtoacă Svetlana Chesari, Fiodor Ghelici, ZdG, Cristina, Cristina Durnea, Sergiu Bozianu Organizations: Autorității Naționale de, Partidului Acasă, Partidului, Blocului, Apel, Autoritatea Națională, Partidului Socialiștilor, Comuniștilor, Socialiștilor, Compania, Electoral, Partidul Socialiștilor, Partidului Democrat, Alianței, Unirea, Partidului Oamenilor Muncii, Interne, Jurnalism Independent, Asociației Locations: Europa, Sângerei, Chișinău, Usatîi, Moscova, Rusia, Moldova, Lyon, Federația Rusă, Anticorupție, Apel Cahul, Repeșciuc, Integritate, Căușeni, Comuniștilor

☆ Расследование RISE Moldova: Как 1 мдрд. евро из «украденного миллиарда» оказались на счетах депутата Андронаки
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-09 | by ( ) nokta.md time to read: +3 min

Компания называется Black Sea Holdings SA. Деньги поступили от двух офшорных компаний, контролируемых его семьей: Black Sea Holdings SA и Webwest Alliance LTD. При проведении банковских операций указывалась категория «место назначения платежа»: «личные расходы» или «договор». в компанию Black Sea Holdings SA, контролируемую семьей Андронаки, и 400 тыс. леев, по среднегодовому курсу в 2015) на счета Black Sea Holdings Company LP — компании с названием, аналогичным названию семьи Андронаки. В 2016 году Black Sea Holdings Company LP перевела более 195 тысяч евро в пользу Black Sea Holdings SA.

Persons: BEM, nokta, Влад Плахотнюк, Владимир Андронаки, Надежда Андронаки, Владимир Андронака, Андронаки, Андрей Серебряков, Андронака Organizations: Webwest, Black Sea Holdings SA, Manos Alliance, Andronachi, ABLV Bank, Black Sea Holdings SA Webwest, Universal, Economii, Sea Holdings SA, Black Sea Holdings, Sea Holdings, Banca, Агентство государственных услуг Locations: Moldova, Белиза, Центральная Америка, Белизе, Латвия, Кишинев, Молдова

☆ CURS VALUTAR 9 iulie: Leul se depreciază faţă de euro
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-09 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Leul moldovenesc se depreciază față de moneda unică europeană. Banca Națională a stabilit pentru vineri, 9 iulie, un curs de 21 de lei şi 39 de bani pentru un euro, cu 4 bani mai mult decât ieri. Dolarul american creşte cu un ban şi e cotat la 18 lei şi şapte bani. Şi leul românesc câştigă un ban şi a ajuns la nivelul de 4 lei şi 34 de bani. Hrivna ucraineană şi rubla rusească îşi menţin cotaţiile de 66 de bani respectiv de 24 de bani.

Organizations: Banca Națională Locations: creşte

László Diósi, Președintele Comitetului Executiv – CEO, a sumat „Ar fi sincer să recunoaștem că stabilitatea noastră financiară este atu-ul acestor timpuri. Fapt care ne-a permis să răspundem cu agilitate nevoilor clienților, să mizăm pe eficiență în gestionare și să fim prudenți în anticiparea riscurilor. Programul TFP al BERD promovează comerțul exterior către și din economiile în care BERD investește. Până în prezent programul TFP a sprijinit peste 27.000 de tranzacții comerciale, însumând peste 22 miliarde EUR. Beneficiați gratuit de consultarea cu privire la instrumentele de facilitare a comerțului internațional, oferită de experții Mobiasbanca - OTP Group, apelând la 022 812 400/022 812 490 sau la adresa e-mail: tradefinance@mobiasbanca.md.

Persons: Renaud, Elena, László Diósi Organizations: OTP Group, OTP, BERD Locations: OTP Group

☆ (video) „Pot să mă așez aici?” Cum cetățenii pot amenaja spațiile publice comune
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-09 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +10 min

Așadar, potrivit arhitectului, toate aceste intervenții le-am putea cataloga drept mobilier urban sau mici amenajări urbane. Dar care sunt pașii concreți pe care îi facem atunci când vrem să amenajăm o bancă sau un foișor pe domeniul public? ), gestionarul terenului probabil va solicita avizarea schiței de amplasare și a designului intervenției cu organul local de arhitectură (vezi HG 499/2000, art. Solicitantul inițiativei urmează să convingă gestionarul terenului în cauză să depună un efort suplimentar pentru obținerea acestor avize. 6Dacă intervenția dorită pe domeniul public depășește 15 m², realizarea acesteia este similară oricărei alte construcții.

Persons: Andrei Vatamaniuc, Andrei Locations: municipală

☆ Un milion de euro din miliardul furat a ajuns la două companii ale lui Andronache, deputat de încredere al lui Plahotniuc
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-09 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +6 min

RISE Moldova a aflat că societățile create pe coasta de est a Americii Centrale sunt controlate de Vladimir Andronachi, un deputat de încredere al oligarhului Vlad Plahotniuc. Prima dată, Andronachi a ocupat un fotoliu de deputat, din cele 101 disponibile, în 2015. Astfel, în perioada 2013-2017, Andronachi a încasat pe cele două conturi 385 de mii de euro. Conform informațiilor de la Agenția Servicii Publice, în 2009, Webwest Alliance LTD – afiliată deputatului Andronachi, a devenit asociată unică a Universal Proiect SRL. În 2016, Black Sea Holdings Company LP a transferat peste 195 de mii de euro societății Black Sea Holdings SA.

Persons: Andronache, Plahotniuc, Vladimir Andronachi, Vlad Plahotniuc, Andronachi, Nadejda Andronachi, BEM, Andrei Organizations: Moldova, Partidul Democrat din, PDM, Autoritatea Națională, Alliance, Black Sea Holdings, Black Sea Holdings SA, Webwest Alliance, Agenția, Webwest, Universal, britanice Locations: Belize, Americii, străinătate, Partidul Democrat din Moldova, Moldova, Chișinău, România, Bank, Letonia, Economii, moldovean, Black

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