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The wife of a jailed Azeri banker
was identified as the first target of new British powers to
combat corruption on Wednesday after London's High Court lifted
an anonymity order.
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* Hands victory to whistleblower Elmer after long battle
(Recasts with verdict)
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Paulo Guedes, the chief
economic policy adviser to Brazil's leading presidential
candidate Jair Bolsonaro, is being investigated by federal
prosecutors for allegedly taking part in fraud linked to the
pension funds of major state-run companies, the Folha de S.Paulo
newspaper reported on Wednesday.
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Angola has secured $2 billion in
Chinese financing from the China Development Bank for
infrastructure projects on President João Lourenço's first visit
to Beijing, Angola's state newspaper Jornal de Angola reported
on Wednesday.
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Conservatives are increasingly confident of winning the ‘meaningful vote’ next month
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* Says would defend City if "unsatisfactory environment"
(Adds more detail, comment from commerial property firms)
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Oxfam on Wednesday rejected
Singapore's defence of its low taxes after the NGO ranked the
wealthy city state among the 10 worst-offending countries in
fuelling inequality with its low-tax regime.
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Switzerland's
highest court ruled on Wednesday against prosecutors seeking to
extend the country's bank secrecy law to cover whistleblowers
wherever they are in the world.
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Most Southeast Asian stock markets fell
on Wednesday after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said
risks to the global financial system could increase if pressures
in emerging markets escalate or global trade relations
deteriorate further.
Malaysian shares recorded their lowest close since
July 16 on concerns...