Reviving the IPO Market and Student Loan Resumption

BP’s chief executive Bernard Looney is resigning and SoftBank’s Arm is set to hit the public market on Thursday. Plus, we look at why Germany’s economy is stalling and how its economic woes are hurting its neighbours. 

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BP chief Bernard Looney resigns over past relationships with colleagues

Arm targets valuation of up to $52bn in IPO

Olaf Scholz vows to cut bureaucracy as German economic woes mount

Polish zloty’s fall highlights tricky balancing act of central banks

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