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Refused a loan by a state-run lender and desperate for funds to buy cotton seeds before the summer sowing season window closed, Indian farmer Babasaheb Mandlik ran out of choices - he pawned his wife's gold jewellery.

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Nasdaq's commodities exchange plans to launch its day-ahead auction market for electricity in Germany, France and the Nordics around April 2020, its head of European Commodities told Reuters on Thursday.

Estonia is planning to allow savers to unlock 4 billion euros ($4.43 billion) in funds from its state pension scheme from the start of 2021, its Finance Minister Martin Helme said on Thursday.

British online trading firm CMC Markets Plc said on Thursday it expects its full-year results will top analysts' forecasts as it bounces back after being hit by regulatory changes in the industry.

Portugal's government said on Thursday it had picked investors to take part in the next stage of bidding for the Brazilian unit of state-owned bank Caixa Geral de Depositos (CGD), which would involve making binding offers.

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Electric luxury cars and sport utility vehicles (SUVs) may be 40% more likely to cause accidents than their standard engine counterparts, possibly because drivers are still getting used to their quick acceleration, French insurer AXA said.

Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Patrick Harker said on Thursday that he does not see the case for additional stimulus.

The Sri Lankan rupee fell for the fourth straight session on Thursday, weighed down by foreign outflows from government securities and tracking other emerging currencies. Stocks closed steady. ** The rupee ended 0.36% weaker at 179.40/60 per dollar, compared with Wednesday's close of 178.75/179.00, extending the loss in the last four...