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DUBAI, June 14 (Reuters) - Talks to merge three Qatari banks have ended after they were unable to reach an agreement, the lenders said in a joint statement on Thursday.

LONDON, June 14 (Reuters) - A catastrophic, messy Brexit might be looming for Britain next year but judging by how the pound is trading, one would hardly know it. Increasingly, it seems a risk is not a risk for financial markets until it actually hits.

NEW YORK, June 14 (Reuters) - The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) said on Thursday it had granted a virtual currency license to global financial services company Xapo to offer a digital wallet and vault service.

ATHENS, June 14 (Reuters) - Greece's parliament on Thursday passed a fast-track reform package to unlock bailout funds and wrap up a fourth and final review of its loan programme as it seeks more debt relief from its official creditors next week.

* Azinor IPO "certainly a possibility" - managing director (Adds comment from Azinor Managing Director)

Security services probe alleged Chinese plot to steal secrets on UK’s F-35 fighter jet

ATHENS, June 14 (Reuters) - Greece's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday against the extradition of a whistleblower at the centre of a Maltese corruption scandal, judiciary sources said.

RIGA, June 14 (Reuters) - Protectionist trade measures risk undermining confidence in the world economy and the institutional frameworks that have helped sustain growth for decades, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said on Thursday. "It's more urgent than ever that these discussions ...

June 14 (Reuters) - Crypto currency startup Paxos Trust on Thursday has been authorised by the state of New York to trade cryptocurrencies such as ether, litecoin, stellar lumens and bitcoin cash on its exchange.

RIGA, June 14 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank saw no cause for wider concern from recent political upheavals in Italy, though new governments in the euro zone should be careful not to undermine its institutions, bank President Mario Draghi said on Thursday.