DAILY DOSE: November 1, 2021

Posted on 11/01/2021

1. Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PJSC is looking at acquisitions outside the United Arab Emirates.

2. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s coalition won a majority in Sunday’s parliamentary election. Kishida’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) claimed 259 seats in the 465-member lower house.

3. After more than 18 months (590 days) of some of the world’s strictest COVID-19 border policies, Australia has eased its international border restrictions.

4. EPSTEIN AGAIN. Barclays plc CEO Jes Staley steps down following U.K. regulators’ preliminary conclusions from a probe into his ties to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

5. Saudi Arabia disclosed it deposited US$ 3 billion in the Central Bank of Egypt as part of an effort to help some nations during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In addition, Saudi Arabia extended a US$2 .3 billion previously deposited, according to state-run Saudi Press Agency that was citing a finance ministry statement.

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