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American businesses are tapping their credit lines at the fastest pace ever

Market Watch 01 Apr 2020

As business activity jerked to a halt in March, American companies began using the credit lines they took out from banks to stay afloat ... “The clear risk for banks is that firms drawing on these lines may soon be insolvent.” ... bank exposure to the energy industry as oil prices tank....

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Finablr appoints industry veteran Bhairav Trivedi as its chief executive

The National 01 Apr 2020

He also worked as a managing director and global head of remittances at Citi bank ... Following the announcement about a potential insolvency appointment, the Central Bank of the UAE intervened in the running of Finablr's UAE Exchange business to oversee its operations....

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Lord King calls for bank branches to reopen during coronavirus crisis

ITV 01 Apr 2020

New Bank Governor pledges to do all he can to protect people and firms from 'severe' downturn during coronavirus crisis Coronavirus ... Bank of England tells banks to turn half a blind eye to coronavirus loan losses, writes Robert Peston Government to introduce flexible insolvency rules to help businesses amid coronavirus crisis....

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As coronavirus hobbles economy, companies race to tap credit and raise cash

Moneycontrol 01 Apr 2020

Enticed by ultralow interest rates, they borrowed trillions of dollars in new debt in the belief that banks would keep lending and the debt markets would always be open ... Companies receiving an emergency loan from the Fed can’t be insolvent, and the central bank has to make sure that it has sufficient collateral to back its loans....

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The Fed’s Unprecedented Bailout of Everyone and Everything Could Prevent Total Collapse

Time Magazine 01 Apr 2020

... easing” on a multi-trillion dollar scale; it began to buy up bonds and act as a lender of last resort to large financial institutions that were facing potential insolvency, and to European banks as well as the European Union faced its own crisis into 2011....

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Nomura sees 1.6% GDP growth

The Manila Times 31 Mar 2020

... and non-linear effects will kick in as a result of a combination of massive job losses, more insolvency problems, particularly for small and medium enterprises, asset quality concerns of banks, which in turn will lead to tighter lending standards, and some bouts of social unrest....

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The Debt Panel: 'I withdrew my gratuity before the bank could freeze it. Is this OK?'

The National 31 Mar 2020

After completing my last job, my Dh20,000 end-of-service benefit was transferred to my bank by my employer. I assumed the bank would freeze the account, so I tried to withdraw Dh10,000 – half the gratuity amount – the same day it landed ... I then asked the bank representative about my withdrawals ... How your bank will help if you are affected by Covid-19....

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Ukraine opens up land market in bid for $8 bln IMF package

Canada Dot Com 31 Mar 2020

At an emergency session that started on Monday and lasted until past midnight, lawmakers also passed a banking ... To receive IMF loans, parliament will also have to vote again to pass a law which would prevent the former owners of banks declared insolvent from regaining their assets....

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Why some of America’s best-known companies won’t qualify for bailout money

Politico 31 Mar 2020

They warn that the central bank will need to cast a wider net to avoid a shockwave of defaults as private funding has begun drying up for all but the most stable companies ... It also, by law, isn’t supposed to lend to companies that are insolvent, a term the central bank has the power to define....

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Coronavirus: comparing today's crisis to 2008 reveals some interesting things about China

The Conversation 31 Mar 2020

In 2007-09, the problem was a banking crisis as a result of too much ... If a significant amount of income is held up for even six months, it will drive a number of firms into effective insolvency, with consequences for everything from employment to bad debts on bank balance sheets....

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Initial Covid-19 impact on commerce the tip of the iceberg

The Irish Times 30 Mar 2020

The Bank of Ireland Economic Pulse index in March recorded its lowest score since it was set up four years ago, as the full scale of the potential economic impact of Covid-19 registered with consumers and businesses ... How have you been affected by the Covid-19 crisis? Insolvency lawyer warns of ‘disaster’ if firms reject Covid-19 wage subsidies....

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Seven leading German economists call for €1 trillion of European crisis bonds

New Statesman 30 Mar 2020

It would also be a safe asset, a low-risk security backed collectively by the governments of a huge economic bloc that banks could use as collateral for loans to the private sector; reducing the risk of a “doom loop” of failing banks and insolvent governments ... Flags are reflected in the front of the European Central Bank building in Frankfurt....

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Japan bank sees PH economy contracting 1.9% in 2020

Manila Standard Today 30 Mar 2020

“The disruption in economic activity will be much more widespread, and non-linear effects will kick-in as a result of a combination of massive job losses, more insolvency problems particularly for SMEs, asset quality concerns of banks, which in turn will lead to tighter lending standards and some bouts of social unrest,” it said....