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OCBC Strong Enough to Withstand Economic Downturn: CEO
Aug.14 -- Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Chief Executive Officer Samuel Tsien discusses the outlook for Southeast Asia’s second-largest lender and its strategy. OCBC's profit fell more than analysts anticipated in the second quarter as it...
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California to Review Vaccine Before Distribution: Newsom
Oct.19 -- California Governor Gavin Newsom says the state will require a panel of health experts to review any coronavirus vaccine before allowing it to be distributed. He speaks at a press briefing. (Excerpts)
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Macron Puts France in New Nationwide Lockdown
Oct.29 -- French President Emmanuel Macron painted a bleak picture of the country’s fight against the pandemic, and will clamp down on movement for at least a month. France’s shutdown will begin on Friday with the closing of bars and...
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RBI Policy Normalization Unlikely in Near Term: StanChart
May.05 -- Anubhuti Sahay, head of South Asia economic research at Standard Chartered Bank, looks at how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting India's economy and the central bank's policy. The Reserve Bank on Wednesday announced new...
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China Doing Very Well in Covid-19 Fight: Qiming Venture Partners
May.15 -- Nisa Leung, managing partner at Qiming Venture Partners, discusses investing in more than 60 companies involved in combatting Covid-19 and where she’s finding investment opportunity. She speaks exclusively on “Bloomberg...
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Australia-China Relations Changed for the Worse: Professor Golley
May.17 -- Jane Golley, director of the Australian Centre on China in the World at Australian National University, discusses the rising tensions between the two countries. After Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s government last month...
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Pence: Wearing Mask a Good Idea, Will Slow Virus Spread
Jun.28 -- Vice President Mike Pence encourages people to wear masks. He speaks at a press briefing with Texas Governor Abbott and federal and state health officials on Sunday. During a White House coronavirus task force briefing on...
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NYC Is on Track for Phase 3 Reopening: Mayor de Blasio
Jun.25 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio says the city is on track to start the third phase of reopening on July 6. He speaks at his daily press briefing. (Excerpt)
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Fundamental Picture for Stocks Been Improving: Jefferies
Jun.25 -- Sean Darby, chief global equity strategist at Jefferies, talks about the outlook for markets amid the Covid-19 pandemic. He speaks with Haidi Stroud-Watts and Shery Ahn on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia."
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Assessing the Challenges India Faces Amid Covid-19 Outbreak
May.18 -- Pashupati Advani, president of money-management firm Advani Group, talks about the Indian government's efforts to fight the coronavirus outbreak, how the pandemic is affecting his business, and the outlook for the economy and...
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WHO Now Says Role of Silent Virus Spreaders Still Unclear
Jun.09 -- Maria Van Kerkhove, head of the World Health Organization’s emerging diseases and zoonosis unit, said it remains unclear how readily the novel coronavirus is spread by people who don’t develop symptoms, a day after she sparked...
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China Ambassador to EU on Vaccine, H.K., Market Opening
Jun.18 -- Zhang Ming, Chinese Ambassador to the European Union, talks about development of vaccines for Covid-19, China's plan to enact new security legislation in Hong Kong, and the EU's demands for more access to the Chinese market. He...
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Running a Live Music Business in the Coronavirus Era
May.28 -- Steven Severin is a co-owner of Neumos, one of Seattle’s most popular independent music venues, as well as its sister businesses, Barboza, and the Runaway. He also co-owns a bar called Life on Mars. Having to lay off more than...
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India May Fall Into First Recession Since 1980, DBS Bank Says
May.29 -- Radhika Rao, senior vice president and economist at DBS Bank, looks at how the coronavirus outbreak is affecting the Indian economy. GDP data on Friday will probably show growth cooled in the three months through March to 1.6%...
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WHO Decides to Halt Hydroxychloroquine Testing in Trial
Jun.17 -- Ana Maria Henao-Restrepo, a World Health Organization medical officer, says researchers decided to halt the hydroxychloroquine portion of a trial of potential Covid-19 treatments. She spoke Wednesday at a briefing in Geneva....
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Australian Firms Need Targeted Support: Industry Group
Jul.12 -- Innes Willox, chief executive officer of Australian Industry Group, an association that represents more than 60,000 businesses employing more than 1 million staff in industries such as manufacturing and construction, talks...
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Advanced Petrochemicals to Continue Cost Optimization: CEO
Jul.21 -- Fahad Al Matrafi, chief executive officer at Advanced Petrochemicals, discusses the recovery in product prices, expansion plans and his business strategy amid the coronavirus pandemic. He speaks on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle...
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Jarir Sees Opportunity in Raising Market Share: Chairman
Jul.22 -- Muhammad Al Agil, chairman at Jarir Marketing Co., discusses his outlook for the second half of the year, the impact of coronavirus on the business and their expansion plans. He speaks on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East.”
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Florida to Speed Testing for People With Virus Symptoms
Jul.20 -- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says state officials are experimenting with expedited testing of people with Covid-19 symptoms to speed up getting results from labs. (Excerpt)
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Barclays APAC Head: Hong Kong to Remain Important Financial Center
Jun.03 -- Jaideep Khanna, head of Asia Pacific at Barclays Plc, discusses how the bank is dealing with the coronavirus outbreak, the protests in Hong Kong, and the company's strategy for the region. He speaks with Yvonne Man and Tom...
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Trump Criticizes Governors for Re-Opening Too Slowly
Jul.27 -- President Donald Trump says economic recovery has been "very strong" while adding that a number of governors are moving too slowly to open their states’ economies amid the coronavirus pandemic. He speaks at an event in North...
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Philippines Tops Indonesia on Virus
Aug.06 -- Global coronavirus cases are now touching 19 million, with more than 700,000 deaths being recorded. In Asia, the Philippines has surpassed Indonesia to become Southeast Asia’s biggest outbreak. Bloomberg’s Yvonne man reports on...
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UOB CFO on Earnings, Coronavirus, Long-Term Strategy
Aug.06 -- Lee Wai Fai, chief financial officer at United Overseas Bank Ltd., discusses the bank’s results, the impact of coronavirus on the business and the bank’s long-term strategy. He speaks exclusively on “Bloomberg Markets: Asia.”
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Trump: Three Vaccine Candidates Looking 'Really Good'
Jul.02 -- President Donald Trump says three vaccine candidates for Covid-19 are "looking really, really good" in trials. He also says the military is standing by, ready to distribute the vaccines. He speaks at a White House event. (Excerpt)