KTB Owner Vasilev Says He Was Blackmailed by Peevski Prior to Bank Run – Novinite.com

Bulgarian businessman Tsvetan Vasilev accused controversial lawmaker Delyan Peevski of blackmailing him and asking to take over key companies in return for sparing Corporate Commercial Bank (Corpbank or KTB) back in 2014. Loans taken out by the lawmaker from the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) at the time when Corpbank was placed under special…

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Tata Steel to restructure India business to reduce costs and increase productivity – Economic Times

MUMBAI: India’s oldest steelmaker Tata Steel is looking to restructure its domestic business to reduce costs and increase productivity as poor demand and heightened competition from imports have shrunk profits, according to several people familiar with the matter. Restructuring at Tata Steel will take place across all business functions such as human resources, production, transportation,…

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Coming and Going Concerns – Wall Street Journal (blog)

Jonathan Levine has joined Morrison & Foerster as a partner with the business restructuring and insolvency group. Mr. Levine, who most recently worked with Andrews Kurth, has represented creditors committees and bondholder groups in industries including mining and energy. In addition to working on chapter 11 cases, he also has worked on out-of-court restructurings and distressed…

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Zimbabwe shuts 7 diamond companies – Independent Online

Harare The Zimbabwe government has ordered seven diamond companies in the Marange area of eastern Zimbabwe to immediately stop all mining activities, a month after complaining about their opaque operations. Mines and Mining Development Minister Walter Chidhakwa said the firms were operating illegally after the expiry of their joint-venture permits with the state. It has…

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