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Lebanon's Defence Minister said
on Thursday the country was in a "very dangerous situation" and
compared street unrest of recent days to the start of 1975-90
civil war.
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Dubai Islamic Bank, the largest
Islamic bank in the United Arab Emirates, is set to raise $750
million via a 5-year sukuk, or Islamic bonds, a document showed
on Thursday.
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Brazilian industrial
conglomerate Votorantim SA posted on Thursday a net loss of 458
million reais ($110 million) in the third quarter, mainly due to
losses in a Peruvian mine held by the group's subsidiary Nexa
Resources.
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Economic activity in Brazil
accelerated in September, closing the third quarter on the
upswing and offering hope that the country's long-struggling
economy may be turning the corner.
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Walmart Inc reported
better-than-expected third quarter U.S. comparable sales on
Thursday as people spent more at its stores and website and the
retailer picked up market share in food and other groceries.
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ECB Vice President Luis De
Guindos said on Thursday that Europe faced only a "very low"
risk of recession, but he called on all euro zone governments -
not just those with fiscal surpluses - to help revive the bloc's
economy.
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India's federal police will soon
file fresh charges in the $2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB)
fraud case and detail how the alleged wrongdoing was
carried out, according to a source with direct knowledge of the
matter.
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SoftBank, whose $5
billion Latin America fund has showered regional startups with
cash, is also courting local venture capital funds, an unusual
move for the Japanese investor that has jolted the region's tech
scene.
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The United Arab Emirates and Egypt
plan to jointly invest $20 billion in economic and social
projects, under a bilateral project announced by the crown
prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan on
Thursday.