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Lebanon's financial prosecutor
has frozen the assets of 20 Lebanese banks, their top bosses and
board members, state media and judicial sources said on
Thursday.

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A dramatic U.S. Treasuries rally in the
past week that sent yields to historic lows may still have room
to run as the spreading coronaviurus leads analysts to downgrade
economic growth forecasts, while the Federal Reserve is expected
to continue cutting rates.
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Bank of Canada Governor
Stephen Poloz looks ready to end his term where he began,
setting interest rates near historic lows to support the broader
economy at the risk of stoking higher prices in a housing market
that is heating up.

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Commerzbank in
Frankfurt is working with split teams in some important
operational areas as a precaution against the coronavirus, a
spokesman said.

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Deutsche Boerse on
Thursday said some employees of its operational teams are
working from home as a precaution against the coronavirus.

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Kenya's chief prosecutor on
Thursday fined five banks a total of 385 million shillings
($3.75 million) for not reporting suspicious transactions under
anti-money laundering laws, adding his office reserved the right
to prosecute them in the future.
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James Murdoch, former chief executive of
Twenty-First Century Fox, is making a seven-figure investment in
start-ups aimed at tackling fake news, The Finiancial Times
reported https://on.ft.com/38pRQrR on Thursday.

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The motorway arm of Italian
infrastructure group Atlantia will discuss on Thursday
delaying its full-year results to try to resolve uncertainty
over both its debt and its concession contract, two sources
close to the matter said.
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An Italian parliamentary
committee on security is looking into the ownership structure of
the country's top financial groups with a focus on possible
changes at UniCredit and Generali that may dent their appetite
for Rome's public debt, three people involved told Reuters.