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Azul S.A. announced on Jan. 28 that its subsidiary Azul Secured Finance LLP has launched a private offering of senior secured notes due 2031 to provide exit financing under the airline’s court-approved chapter 11 restructuring plan, primarily to repay its debtor-in-possession facility and, with any remaining funds, to support a broader restructuring aimed at optimizing its capital structure and liquidity, TipRanks.com reported.
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A top court in Panama ruled on Thursday that a lucrative port contract held by a Hong Kong company was unconstitutional, a decision that will most likely deepen tensions between the United States and China in Latin America, the New York Times reported. The decision against the company, CK Hutchison, could eventually clear the way for U.S. and European companies to operate the strategically important ports. Last year, President Trump backed a deal that would have transferred control of the Panamanian ports and many others to a group led by a large American financial firm.
Two global trading houses that brokered an opaque deal with the Trump administration this month to sell Venezuelan oil were previously prosecuted for bribery schemes involving oil sales elsewhere, court records show, underscoring concerns by anti-corruption experts and lawmakers that the arrangement is vulnerable to abuse, the Washington Post reported. The administration granted confidential licenses to Vitol and Trafigura in early January to sell Venezuelan oil with little independent oversight.
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Colombia's central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 100 basis points to 10.25% on Friday, its first hike in nearly three years and a larger move than most analysts had expected, as policymakers pointed to rising inflation pressures, a sharp jump in inflation expectations and mounting fiscal and external risks, Reuters reported. The increase was approved by a divided seven-member board: four directors voted for the 100-basis-point hike, two voted for a 50-basis-point cut and one backed holding the rate unchanged, according to the central bank's statement.
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A beleaguered manufacturing sector was weighing on the economy heading into the end of 2025, Statistics Canada said on Friday, The Canadian Press reported. Real GDP growth was flat in November, rebounding somewhat from a decline of 0.3 per cent in October, the agency said. StatCan said drops in activity in goods-producing industries were offset by expansion on the services side of the economy. Manufacturing faced a 1.3 per cent decline in November.
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The eurozone economy last year expanded at its fastest pace since 2022 despite higher U.S. tariffs, and seems set for continued modest growth as increased government spending on defense and the repair of frayed infrastructure kicks in, the Wall Street Journal reported. The pickup underlines the resilience of the bloc’s economy, which has avoided recession in the face of a series of shocks that include Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and rising tensions with the U.S.
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German federal prosecutors descended on Deutsche Bank’s Frankfurt headquarters and Berlin offices Wednesday morning, conducting searches as part of an investigation into alleged money laundering. The raid cast a shadow on what should have been an unblemished moment of triumph as CEO Christian Sewing announced booming annual profits at Germany’s largest lender, Fortune reported. The morning after the raid, Deutsche Bank announced its highest annual profit since 2007: $8.5 billion net profit in 2025, powered by robust investment banking revenues.
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The Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal Thursday approved the INR 9.19-billion resolution plan of the consortium comprising Oberoi Realty Ltd., Shree Naman Developers Pvt. Ltd., and JM Financial Properties and Holdings Ltd. for Hotel Horizon Pvt. Ltd, InformistMedia.com reported.
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Inflation in Tokyo slowed to 2% year-on-year in January from 2.3% in the previous month, hitting the lowest level since October 2024, mainly due to a smaller rise in food prices excluding perishables, Japanese government data showed on Friday, the Japan Times reported. The core consumer price index, which excludes volatile fresh food prices, in the capital's 23 wards came to 110.9 in January against the 2020 base of 100, rising for the 53rd consecutive month, the internal affairs ministry said.
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The heads of Indonesia's financial regulator and stock exchange resigned suddenly on Friday in a shake up that followed this week's $80 billion stock market rout and mounting concerns over transparency and governance, Reuters reported. The departures followed a warning from MSCI that it may downgrade Indonesian equities to "frontier" status, a move that helped trigger the steepest two‑day fall in Jakarta stocks since April and intensified pressure on authorities to restore investor confidence.
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