Miniso Canada reaches preliminary agreement with Chinese parent company amid news of bankruptcy application – Straight.com

Miniso Canada (various locations),a discount retailer thats like a Uniqlo-meets-Muji hybrid, is allegedly facing bankruptcy. According to a Miniso Group press release issued yesterday (December 17),the Chinese parent companies of the global chain have filed an applicationin the B.C. Supreme Court to begin bankruptcy proceedings for its Canadian division of variety stores that carry low-cost…

Once-hyped augmented reality startup Blippar has laid off all of its employees after collapsing into administration – Business Insider Australia

Once-hyped augmented reality startup Blippar has laid off all of its employees after it collapsed into administration. The company said it would wind down its augmented reality services after being unable to raise the necessary funding to stay alive. The decision leaves loyal Blippar employees in a tough position before Christmas and may affect their…

Sberbank, PIB maintain acceptable liquidity level, NBU calls on courts to review asset arrest practice – Rozhkova – Interfax Ukraine

17:14 17.12.2018 Ukrainian banks with Russian state capital currently have a sufficient level of liquidity for timely settlement with depositors in the event of possible court decisions about the seizure of their assets, First Deputy Head of the National Bank of Ukraine(NBU) Yekateryna Rozhkova has said. “We have two large banks with Russian state capital…

Palmali to fight court ruling on bankruptcy of Russian arm – Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide

Palmali, one of the biggest players in Russias river-to-sea cargo market, plans to appeal against a court decision declaring its Russian business bankrupt and effectively handing its fleet over to Sberbank, the shipping firms owner said. Last month, a court in Rostov-on-Don in southern Russia declared the Palmali unit bankrupt. The unit owes $180 million…