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Julius Baer to pay $547.25 million to US authorities
Julius Baer Group said it has attained the last settlement phase with the US Department of Justice. As per the terms of the deal, the Bank agreed to pay $547.25 million to evade prosecution.
1MDB Scandal Forces Moody’s To Change Economic Outlook For Malaysia To Stable From Positive
Malysia has been witnessed to rock heavily centering 1MDB scandal. Both Malaysian currency and stock have been nose-dived over the past year and capital outflow taken place more frequently. The existing economic turmoil has led Moody’s to change Malaysia’s economic outlook from positive to stable citing 1MDB related economic turmoil as the reason.
Colombia will receive $450 million fund from the United States
President Barack Obama said he would ask Congress for about $450 million in funding to help Colombia to reach an economic stability and peace in the country. Besides that the 'Plan Colombia' policy will also be changed to 'Peace Colombia' policy from now on.
Apple News: Users Could Soon Trade-In Old Models and Broken iPhones For a New One
The program is an extension of the Reuse and Recycle iPhone program that originally didn't include broken iPhones in its trade-in program. The broken iPhones would be credited for $50-$250 that could be used to get a brand new iPhone. The extended program will be available in the U.S shortly within a week.