Firm Management

Mirza Adityaswara is new central bank deputy

Mirza Adityaswara was appointed as Deputy Director of Bank Indonesia by Indonesian lawmakers. Mirza Adityaswara, a central bank outsider, was chosen by Indonesian lawmakers to become the new Deputy Director of the Bank Indonesia.


Danske Bank fires its CEO

Eivind Kolding's reign as Danske Bank CEO ended when the bank fired him. In a surprise decision, Eivind Kolding, Danske Bank A/S CEO was fired after less than two years on the job.

Franz quits as Lufthansa CEO for Roche chairmanship

Lufthansa said CEO Christoph Franz had left the company to become the Chairman of Roche Holding. Deutsche Lufthansa announced that its Chief Executive Officer Christoph Franz had already left the company.

Tencent surpasses USD100 billion mark

Tencent joins a handful of companies that is now worth USD100 billion. Less than ten years from its public listing, Tencent Holdings Inc's market value had surpassed USD100 billion.


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Lawrence Summers, ex-economic aide to US President Barack Obama, had withdrawn from consideration to succeed Federal Reserve outgoing chair Ben Bernanke.