Deutsche Bank sells down coal mine loan

Deutsche Bank AG has sold a portion of a US$600mil loan being used to finance an Australian coal mine’s acquisition to some private credit funds, according to people familiar with the matter. The German lender in recent weeks sold about...

Hungary economy posts modest 1.5% recovery

Growth driven by product taxes, subsidies balance, and activity in construction and real estate. Hungary’s unadjusted gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 1.5% in the second quarter of the year compared to the previous quarter, according to the country’s statistical...

Saudi non-oil activities up 4.4% in Q2

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's non-oil and government activities grew 4.4% and 3.6%, respectively, during the second quarter of this year, reported state news agency SPA. The kingdom's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contracted by 0.4% for the three-month period ended...

Barclays reports first half profit falls 9%

A strong performance from its investment bank compensated for declining income in its core UK businesses. Barclays reported a lower than expected 9 percent fall in first half pretax profit, as a strong performance from its investment bank compensated for...

OCBC Q2 profit up 14% at S$1.94 billion

Net interest income up 2% to S$2.43 billion in forecast-beating performance. OCBC’s net profit for the second quarter ended June rose 14 per cent to S$1.94 billion, from S$1.71 billion in the previous corresponding period. The bank said this was underpinned...