The Pak Banker - 2016-04-02

• World's top banks in US govt cross-hairs over 1MDB dealings
• Japanese banks see a ‘difficult’ year ahead with negative rates
• Pak domestic debt through financial instrument­s stands 61.5pc of GDP
• Euro posts strongest quarter in 5 years defying ECB's stimulus
• Swaps show next Turkish central banker will cut rates
• UBL, IFC sign advisory services agreement
• China must communicat­e more clearly on FX policy: IMF's Lagarde
• Ahsan Iqbal launches national enrollment drive
• Minister of State for Foreign Affairs calls on the British Prime Minister
• FPCCI for measures to boost remittance­s
• Marvi warns people against fraudsters selling fake BISP survey forms
• Inflation rises 3.94pc in March
• Rana Sanaullah rules out any no-go area in South Punjab
• 92 militants killed during four months in Balochista­n
• Global stocks start quarter in doldrums as treasuries drop
• India skipper Dhoni laughs off talk of retirement
• Saudi Arabia plans $2 trillion megafund for post-oil era: Deputy Crown Prince
• Corporate sentiment in Japan slumps to near three-year low
• Gold steadies ahead of US payrolls data as equities slip
• Kuznetsova says equal pay is a family affair
• Fernando Alonso to miss Bahrain Grand Prix
• Oil posts best quarter since mid-2015 but glut still worries
• Mispercept­ions about public debt
• 'Operation' time
• Quest for export-led growth
• When companies lie to the government
• A strange thing happened on the way to recession
• How bankruptcy code will save lenders
• The middle-class mindset
• China's factory activity rebounds to nine-month high
• China factories scent hint of spring, Europe still chilly
• Indonesian group said to prepare $2 billion Newmont mine bid
• AIIB eyes first loans to India
• Alibaba invests 1b yuan in delivery upgrade
• Singapore home prices have longest drop in almost 2 decades
• UK deficit swells
• MetLife ruling bolsters other firms arguing systemic unimportan­ce
• Tesla unveils $35,000-Model 3 with range of 215 miles
• China's Anbang abandons $14b bid to buy Starwood Hotels
• GE Capital asks US govt to lift 'too big to fail' designatio­n
• Boeing takes spare-part making from Spirit AeroSystem­s
• Uber will use Progressiv­e Insurance to cover Texas drivers
• China's yuan breaks four-day rally as PBOC seen limiting advance
• IMF directs Nigeria to strengthen regulatory frameworks
• Wall Street to end 2016 with small gain; rate rises a worry
• ADB lowers India's growth forecast to 7.4pc for 2016-17
• India's external debt up by $4.9b
• Ukraine on course for modest growth: World Bank
• ‘Korean banks may step up issuance of capital securities’

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