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France will need to boost deficit reduction plans after election – auditor
PARIS (Reuters) - The next French government will need to revise current budget deficit reduction plans after a presidential election in April to ensure France does not fall further behind other Europ...
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Marketmind: War, peace, inflation
A look at the day ahead in markets from Sujata Rao. Feb 16 was when Russia was meant to invade Ukraine, according to the White House, but Moscow's signals that it was pulling back some troops massed a...
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Fintech startup Flutterwave raises $250 million at over $3 billion valuation
By MacDonald Dzirutwe LAGOS (Reuters) - Africa-focused fintech firm Flutterwave said on Wednesday it had raised $250 million in its single-biggest funding round to date, valuing the startup at more th...
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Malaysia keeps March crude palm oil export duty at 8%
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia has maintained its March export tax for crude palm oil at 8% and raised its reference price, a document on the Malaysian Palm Oil Board website showed on Wednesday. T...
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Michael Kors celebrates return of NY nightlife with Fall/Winter collection
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Veteran designer Michael Kors turned his inspiration of New York at night into reality for his New York Fashion Week runway show on Tuesday. Taking over live music venue Terminal ...
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Turkey gives initial price guidance of 7.5-7.625% for benchmark USD sukuk – document
DUBAI (Reuters) - Turkey on Wednesday gave initial price guidance of between 7.5% and 7.625% for U.S. dollar-denominated sukuk, a bank document showed. Citigroup, Dubai Islamic Bank, HSBC and KFH Capi...
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Norway 2021 GDP growth strongest in 14 years, Q4 beats forecast
OSLO (Reuters) -Norway's mainland economy grew last year by 4.2%, its quickest pace since 2007 as the country rebounded from a pandemic-driven slump in activity, Statistics Norway (SSB) data showed on...
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Column-Entangled fears of Fed error and Ukraine crisis: Mike Dolan
By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) - Keen to downplay anxieties about war in Europe, global investors appear to fear a monetary policy miscalculation even more. Their problem is that two are hugely intert...
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Retailer Ahold posts strong Q4, boosted by online sales
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Ahold Delhaize, the supermarket retailer, reported on Wednesday a strong fourth quarter in its core U.S. and European markets, as the COVID-19 pandemic drove robust online sales....
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UK inflation hits nearly 30-year high of 5.5%
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British consumer prices rose at the fastest annual pace in nearly 30 years last month, intensifying the squeeze on households and reinforcing the chances that the B...
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