Finances

Preferred Bank , an independent commercial bank focusing on the diversified California market, today reported that the Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 per share, representing an increase of $0.03 or 20% increase over the prior quarter.

Today's agreement in Cyprus means that the EFSI guarantee is now helping to boost investment throughout the EU. 

ADB and Mongolia today signed three grant agreements totaling $4.8 million for projects to promote gender equality, provide affordable sanitation, and build sustainable tourism in Mongolia’s northern region.

China has inked an agreement with the New development bank set up by the BRICS approving a 525 million yuan loan for a solar power project in the country, an official statement said.

Moscow Exchange (MOEX) has signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with two leading Chinese securities firms, CITIC Securities and Galaxy Securities

Deutsche Börse AG is exercising a third and also final call option on shares in Tradegate AG and will thereby increase its approximately 15-percent stake in Tradegate AG to almost 20 percent