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Norwegian bank DNB ASA through its Chief Executive Officer Rune Bjerke rejected predictions on the country's housing market, saying that the claims were unfounded.
Switzerland bank UBS AG launched its EUR1.75 billion or USD2.4 billion bond buyback program, which will be applicable to subordinate and senior unsecured bonds in several European currencies.
Data gathered by the US Federal Reserve showed a decline of over USD80 billion in nanks' holdings in federal agency bonds and Treasuries, marking its first annual decline since 2007.
Stockholm-based private equity firm Cevian Capital on Monday announced its acquisition of 25 million A-shares in truck manufacturer Volvo. The purchase brought Cevian's ownership to 68.7 million A-shares and 29.8 million B-shares.
US-based Akamai Technologies on Monday announced that it will acquire the world's largest and most trusted cyber security provider Prolexic Technologies for USD370 million. The deal is expected to close in spring of next year.
London-based private equity firm Montagu will be exiting from its Polish broadcast infrastructure firm Emitel. American investment firm Alinda Capital Partners reportedly agreed to buy Emitel in a deal that could be worth EUR840 million.
The Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has cleared the USD500 million loan from the Asian Development Bank. The said fund will be used to rehabilitate and reconstruct communities struck by super typhoon Haiyan.
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad told reporters that he had stepped down from his post as an adviser to Petronas, the state-run oil firm.
Belfast-based scientific digital camera maker Andor Technology refused the GBP166 million buyout offer from English tool manufacturer Oxford Instruments. Oxford Instruments had been negotiating the takeover deal with Andor for months now.
