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Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan
Diab asked the government and the country's banks on Wednesday
for a plan to restore confidence as the country faces its worst
economic and financial crisis in decades.
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Shares in Mediobanca
fell 1% in Milan on Wednesday with traders pointing to the risk
of a share placement after investor Banca Mediolanum
said it no longer considered its 3.3 stake in the lender
strategic.
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Insurers in Europe may need to
put aside money to protect their policyholders should they
become insolvent, and regulators should be able to be shut them
down swiftly without the need for taxpayer bailouts, a top EU
official said on Wednesday.
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CHIMANIMANI, Zimbabwe, Jan 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) -
Albert Sabawe, 25, is waiting to eat lunch, resting against the
wall of his flimsy wooden home in a small village in eastern
Zimbabwe's Chimanimani district.
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Bulgaria's parliament on Wednesday
backed plans to ban private lotteries and bring the one billion
lev ($562 million) market under state control in an attempt to
tackle corruption, curb gambling among young people and boost
funding for sport.
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General Electric Co quarterly
profit and cash flow beat analysts' estimates on Wednesday,
boosted by its aviation unit, but the industrial conglomerate
set a relatively modest profit target for 2020.
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* Fed expected to signal on-hold stance
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Britain's Lloyds Banking Group
is planning to close a further 56 branches this year,
banking union Accord said on Wednesday, in a further
cost-cutting drive as customers shift online.
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U.S. exchange operator Nasdaq Inc's
quarterly profit topped Wall Street estimates on
Wednesday, led by strength in its non-trading businesses,
including information services and market technology.
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U.S. health insurer Anthem Inc
posted quarterly revenue that beat analyst estimates on
Wednesday, boosted by higher sales following the quicker launch
of its pharmacy benefits management business, IngenioRx.
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