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Qatar gets further 48 hours to agree to demandsSaudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt have agreed to extend for 48 hours the deadline given to the Government of Qatar to accept their list of demands to lift a blockade, media reports said. The move came after a request by the More… |
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Barclays planning $7bn share saleBarclays is planning to issue about 5 billion pounds ($7.7 billion) of new shares to help plug a 7 billion pound capital shortfall triggered by new UK regulatory demands, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Barclays More… |
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Barclays planning $7bn share saleBarclays is planning to issue about 5 billion pounds ($7.7 billion) of new shares to help plug a 7 billion pound capital shortfall triggered by new UK regulatory demands, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Barclays More… |
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EU regulators may ease demands for banksEuropean banking regulators may ease demands on capital buffers for banks should a recent drop in sovereign debt yields prove lasting, Italian daily Corriere della Sera quoted European Banking Authority (EBA) chairman Andrea Enria as saying. More… |
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Kuwait customs workers end strikeAbout 3,000 Kuwait customs employees ended a two-day strike on Wednesday, after being promised by the Gulf state's government that their demands will be met, a union official said. The strike, part of a wave of strikes by many governme More… |
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Bahrain's main opposition groups ease demandsBahrain's main opposition groups have eased their conditions for talks to end a crisis that has drawn in neighbouring Gulf armies, a Reuters report said. The groups led by Bahrain's largest opposition party, Wefaq, in a statement late on S More… |
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Austrian Airlines calls in lawyers over Jaber dealAustrian Airlines said on Tuesday it had called in its lawyers over a troubled plan for investor Sheikh Mohamed Bin Issa al Jaber to take a 20 per cent stake in the national carrier. In a deal announced in March, the Saudi-Austrian investo More… |
