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Norwegian bank DNB does not have sufficient systems in place to combat money laundering, the country's Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) said on Friday.

The Vatican has its own vehicle licence plates and telephone code. Now, European financial authorities are granting the tiny city-state its own bank code - VA.

* Shares hit record low (Updates with details on employees, board meeting, Fed meeting)

Malaysian and Indonesian shares led losses on Friday amid caution ahead a high-stakes meeting between leaders of China and the United States, while Thai stocks rose on higher oil prices. U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are expected to discuss trade on...

* Defeat could lead to no-deal exit from EU (Adds trade minister, details of amendment plan)

The Russian central bank said on Friday that Deputy Governor Alexander Torshin, who is on a U.S. sanctions blacklist and has been tied to an investigation into a suspected Russian agent operating in Washington, is leaving the bank to retire.

Chinese brokerage Huatai Securities said on Friday it has obtained Chinese regulatory approval for a London listing, potentially marking the start of a planned Shanghai-London Stock Connect scheme.

Europe's only commercial maker of military drones, Italy-based Piaggio Aerospace, has lost its sole customer after going into bankruptcy in a setback for Italian ambitions to challenge U.S. and Israeli firms in a fast growing industry.

* Miners also down on weakest China factory growth in 2 years

Price of UK train tickets to increase 3.1% next year despite disruptions in 2018