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MILAN, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Italy's Banca Monte dei Paschi di
Siena could play a role in the consolidation of
Italy's banking sector under the right conditions, a top
Treasury official said on Wednesday.
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SINGAPORE, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Conglomerate Vingroup JSC
, Vietnam's biggest property developer, has picked four
foreign banks to work on a planned IPO of its residential
property unit that could raise about $1 billion, sources
familiar with the matter said.
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DUBAI, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Major Gulf stock markets were
mostly lower in early trade on Wednesday with Saudi banks
dropping for a fourth straight day, partly because of concern
about the government's move to retroactively increase their
Islamic tax liabilities.
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Foreign secretary reiterates that lack of Camden border could offer a model
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LONDON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - European shares opened lower on
Wednesday as a fresh batch of corporate results failed to change
the negative trend set in Wall street overnight on fears that
U.S. rates could rise faster than expected.
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Feb 28 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks fell to a two-week low
on Wednesday, posting their biggest monthly fall in two years,
amid fears of a faster pace of U.S. rate rises.
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* Shares up 2 pct, second-top FTSE 100 gainer
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LONDON/DUBLIN, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Much of Britain and
Ireland was blanketed in snow on Wednesday as freezing Siberian
weather dubbed "the Beast from the East", disrupted the travel
plans of thousands.
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Feb 28 (Reuters) - Insurance and reinsurance broker Jardine
Lloyd Thompson Group Plc (JLT) reported a 35 percent
rise in full-year pretax profit and said it would reorganise,
creating three divisions.
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