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Private arts campaign has raised $7.2M, aims for $18M by mid-June to match city government

A city government-backed plan to revamp funding for arts and culture comes with a request for $18 million in private funds. The deadline is June 15 and, so far, $7.2 million has been raised......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 3rd, 2021

London Markets: February deficit hits record high as U.K. public finances worsen

Public sector borrowing hit a new high in February, with the U.K. government borrowing £19.1 billion ($26.6 billion) last month, as spending on measures amid the COVID-19 pandemic continued while tax receipts fell......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 19th, 2021

London’s $2 billion lifeline for its struggling transport system may need to be copied by U.S. cities

After revenue from fares fell by 90%, the U.K. government agreed a support package to help Transport for London get buses and trains running again......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 15th, 2020

Swiss government works with UBS, Credit Suisse on aviation sector loans

The Swiss government is working primarily with UBS Group and Credit Suisse on a nearly 1.9 billion Swiss franc ($1.95 billion) package of state-backed loans for the coronavirus-hit aviation sector, it said on Wednesday......»»

Category: topSource: reutersApr 29th, 2020

Startups handed £1.25 billion lifeline by U.K. government in struggle against coronavirus

A new support package worth over £1 billion, aimed at high-growth startups and small and medium innovation-focused firms, was announced on Monday by the U.K. Chancellor Rishi Sunak......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 20th, 2020

India"s Yes Bank to raise up to 50 billion rupees after government-led rescue

Yes Bank Ltd said on Thursday it was looking to raise up to 50 billion rupees ($665.88 million) in an effort to shore up its capital base after a government-led rescue of the private sector lender......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMar 26th, 2020

U.S. Senate bill grants aviation sector big bailout: Republican senator

A compromise $2 trillion economic rescue package set to be voted on by the U.S. Senate on Wednesday will include $25 billion for airlines in cash grants, a badly needed lifeline for an industry facing the worst travel downturn in history......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMar 25th, 2020

Europe"s central bank launches new program to calm markets

The ECB said it could buy up to $820 billion in government and private sector bonds.....»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsMar 19th, 2020

Exclusive: Mexican private sector pitches $92 billion in energy investment - document

Mexico's private sector has drawn up a broad package of proposed energy investments for the government worth almost $92 billion, according to a document seen by Reuters on Wednesday, providing a potential lift to the country's misfiring economy......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMar 4th, 2020

Electric Vehicle Maker Nio Gets $1.4 Billion Bailout

Chinese electric car maker Nio has signed a framework deal with the municipal government of Hefei, the city where the company has the bulk of its operations. The deal offers a cash lifeline for Nio........»»

Category: blogSource: 247wallstFeb 25th, 2020

Abu Dhabi makes pitch to private sector in multi-billion dollar investment drive

The Abu Dhabi Government is turning to the private sector for the next phase of its multi-year, 50 billion dirham ($13.6 billion) economic stimulus plan known as Ghadan 21......»»

Category: realestateSource: cnbcFeb 19th, 2020

Taiwan stepping up development for biotech sector

The tech-savvy Taiwan is targeting biotechnology as its next major industry sector. According to government figures, Taiwan's biotech sector's output already reached NT$500 billion (US$16.64 billion) in value in 2019......»»

Category: topSource: digitimesJan 7th, 2020

Factbox: India"s telecom sector on the ropes after $13 billion levy ruling

India's telecoms sector has been rocked by a Supreme Court ruling last month that sided with the government in a dispute over how levies are calculated, saddling the industry with a combined $13 billion in fresh debt......»»

Category: topSource: reutersNov 28th, 2019

After $13 billion levy ruling, future of India"s tattered telecom sector hinges on government aid

The Indian government's win of a long-contested dispute over telecom fees could end up a Pyrrhic victory, as the billions of dollars in levies now owed are seen as burdens too big to bear for two of the country's three main carriers......»»

Category: topSource: reutersNov 28th, 2019

Local government to oversee funding if voters pass arts sales-tax hike

If county government gets into the business of funding and awarding arts and culture grants, as proposed, it plans to do so by having Mecklenburg commissioners and Charlotte council members leading the charge. On Tuesday, county commissioners vote.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsOct 3rd, 2019

Time for Pemex to step up to fend off downgrade, deputy finance minister says

After a $5 billion government lifeline to pay off debt, Mexico's struggling state oil company Pemex must now do its part to fend off a threatened credit downgrade by keeping promises to increase production and lowering costs, a top official said......»»

Category: topSource: reutersSep 12th, 2019

Papua New Guinea to investigate terms of UBS loan

Papua New Guinea will start preliminary hearings on Sept. 19 into the terms of a A$1.2 billion ($810.5 million) loan from Swiss bank UBS used for an ill-fated government investment in the gas sector, the inquiry's chairman said on Monday......»»

Category: topSource: reutersSep 2nd, 2019

India"s $35 billion government pension fund plans equities boost

India's equity culture may also get a boost from a stewardship code to be rolled out for the country's fund managers to push for corporate-governance best practices.....»»

Category: topSource: business-standardApr 30th, 2018

Walmart-Flipkart deal a betrayal by Modi government, says CPI (M)

The party said that the $16-billion acquisition of e-retailer Flipkart by Walmart facilitates the "backdoor entry" of foreign capital to take over India's huge multi-crore retail trade sector.....»»

Category: topSource: business-standardMay 10th, 2018

Pakistan seeks economic lifeline with fresh China loans up to $2 bn

The talks come only weeks after a group of Chinese commercial banks lent $1 billion to Pakistan's government in April.....»»

Category: topSource: business-standardMay 26th, 2018