Regulators in the US and UK have fined Deutsche Bank $630 million in relation to alleged Russian money laundering. Investigators say the scheme illegally moved $10 billion out of Russia, using so-called mirror trades among the bank's Moscow, London and New York offices. Authorities said the German banking giant missed numerous opportunities to spot the operation, which took place between 2011 and 2015, and stop the scheme altogether.
William Denselow reports from Moscow
UAE cuts key interest rate by 25 basis points
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UAE-based companies contribute to $28 billion investments to Syria
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New deal with Microsoft values OpenAI at $500 billion
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