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Participation in EU schemes such as the common arrest warrant is vital to the national interest

Statistics office cites “risk they are not fully understood by parliamentarians”

Concerns over aid organisation’s handling of Haiti sexual misconduct allegations

OSLO, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Norway's $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund could soon set out expectations for how companies it invests in should manage saltwater resources, it said on Tuesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - O vercrowded cities in developing nations could tackle unmanaged urban sprawl more effectively by creating 30-year plans based on acquiring cheap land adjacent to their suburbs and developing those new areas in a sustainable way, experts said on Monday.

ZURICH, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Credit Suisse has been questioned by the U.S. markets watchdog about the volatility fund that the Swiss bank is terminating after its value plunged, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.

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SHANGHAI, Feb 13 (Reuters) - China's foreign exchange regulator said on Tuesday that it is now allowing both physical and cash settlements in foreign exchange forwards to make such business fully market-oriented.

OSLO, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Norway's $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund, which is the world's largest, set out new expectations on Tuesday for how the 9,100 companies it invests in should make fighting corruption a priority.

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Drop in fuel prices offset by unexpected rise in cost of domestic services

LONDON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - European shares faltered on Tuesday morning in contrast with Wall Street which bounced back for a second day overnight, and as a flurry of corporate results failed to lift indexes.