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With a new Trade Agreement South Africa gains improved access into the EU for wine and other products

10/10/2016(0)
The SADC EPA group (Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland) and the EU have reached the final stages towards the implementation of the SADC–EU Economic Partnership Agreement. ... Read More
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Oil prices fall over doubts that non-OPEC producers will cut output

10/10/2016(0)
Oil prices fell on Monday over doubts that an OPEC-led plan to cut output would rein in a global oversupply that has dogged markets for over two years. Brent ... Read More
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Trade deals – a global issue

07/10/2016(0)
The annual Conservative Party conference commenced last Sunday, and the media focus was mostly about the Government’s stance on Brexit. This is hardly surprising, because Mrs May is being ... Read More
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Dutch insurer rejects NN Group’s takeover proposal

07/10/2016(0)
Delta Lloyd N.V. (hereafter “Delta Lloyd” or the “Company”) notes the announcement made by  NN Group N.V. (“NN Group”) on 5 October 2016 and confirms that it received an ... Read More
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Oil curves move above $50 as financial confidence in crude rises

07/10/2016(0)
U.S. oil futures held above $50 per barrel on Friday as the entire crude forward curve pushed above above that level in a sign that financial markets have increasing ... Read More
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Asia Stocks Fall as Pound’s Flash Crash Supports Yen, Treasuries

07/10/2016(0)
Sterling briefly sinks as much as 6.1%, most since Brexit Dollar gains as Fed rate-hike bets build before payrolls Asian stocks fell with U.S. equity index futures and the ... Read More
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World Gone Mad, Part 1: “Huge Demand” To Lend Italy Money For 50 Years

06/10/2016(0)
    You read that right. Not only is Italy selling 50-year bonds, but people are lining up buy them. Italy’s first 50-year bond sale had huge demand (Reuters) ... Read More
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What the recent OPEC deal means for oil prices

06/10/2016(0)
The September 28 Algiers accord by Opec to cap production within a range of 32.5 million to 33 million barrels per day was unexpected but very positive for sentiment. ... Read More
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Crisis Hits Russian Banking With 15% Job Losses

06/10/2016(0)
Fifteen percent of all Russian bank employees have lost their jobs since the start of the country’s economic crisis in 2014, new data has revealed. Figures from the state ... Read More
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Asian Stocks Climb With Oil Near $50 as Fed Bets Weigh on Bonds

06/10/2016(0)
Yen steadies after seven-day slide as Korean won gains Samsung Electronics rises to all-time high; Sompo surges Asian stocks rose as the yen’s slide to a one-month low boosted ... Read More
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