Bank of America Art Conservation Grants: Preserving Cultural Treasures Worldwide

Bank of America aids global art preservation with annual grants, ensuring cultural treasures endure for generations.
India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor; A Pathway to Global Connectivity

The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor, an initiative arising from India’s G20 presidency, is gaining momentum with international support. This corridor promises robust infrastructure investments, economic integration, and enhanced connectivity across Asia, West Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. It consists of two key corridors, emphasizing cross-border rail transit networks to boost trade and services. Additionally, the India-US Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET) aims to strengthen technology partnerships and resilience in supply chains. These developments underscore India’s active role in global diplomacy and economic growth.
CIC Sells Winchester House in London for $316 Million

China’s sovereign wealth fund – China Investment Corporation (CIC) – has sold Winchester House in the City of London – its first direct investment in the UK real estate market – at a loss, indicating it could be ditching assets amid rising geopolitical risks.
Global Pension Systems Ill-Prepared to Deal with Demographic Changes

Life expectancy has declined in many countries due to COVID-19 pandemic, but pensions systems across the world has remained ill-prepared to deal with demographic changes as the ageing of societies continues to accelerate, according to a new report from Allianz.
Dollar hits four-week peak on resilient U.S. jobs market

The dollar held near an almost one-month high on Friday, after U.S. economic data highlighted a still-tight labour market that could keep the Federal Reserve on its aggressive rate hike path.
Italy’s Enel to sell assets and focus on six main markets

Enel plans asset sales worth 21 billion euros ($21.5 billion) to reduce net debt and focus its transition to cleaner energy on six core countries, the Italian utility said on Tuesday.
Analysis: Europe’s banks dim lights as they brace for winter blackout

Some of Europe’s biggest banks are preparing back-up generators and to dim the lights as they brace for potential power cuts and energy rationing that threaten the money system underpinning the region’s economy.
With IPOs on ice, banks’ stock offering fees plummet

Recession fears and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent a chill through equity capital markets (ECM) in the second quarter, depriving bankers of lucrative fees for arranging stock sales such as initial public offerings (IPOs).
Analysis: Italian banks’ government debt risks: real or just deja-vu?

A plunge in shares in Italian banks, sparked by rising government bond yields, has reawakened memories of the 2011-12 debt crisis and rekindled concerns over lenders’ vulnerability to sovereign risks.
Exclusive: ECB puts Russians in EU, even residents, under scanner
FRANKFURT/MADRID, March 15 (Reuters) – European Union regulators have told some banks to scrutinise transactions by all Russian and Belarusian clients, including EU residents, to ensure that they are not used to circumvent Western sanctions against Moscow, three sources told Reuters. The instructions from European Central Bank (ECB) supervisors mean tens of thousands of Russians […]