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LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Brazil has provided investors with some of the best returns in the world this year but investment funds based in Ireland have been forced to adopt new strategies to get their money's worth.

SINGAPORE/LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - The world's largest oil trader Vitol Group is nearing a deal to buy Noble Group's global oil liquids business, which analysts had valued at about $1 billion, three people familiar with the matter said on Friday.

LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is hitting its lending limit with Kazakhstan's sovereign wealth fund, risking a sharp drop off in its annual 1 billion euro lending programme to the country.

Public sector net borrowing at its lowest level for over a decade

BERLIN, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Germany plans to reduce the combined pension contributions it takes from employers and employees by a total of 1.3 billion euros in 2018 due to record-high employment and a rising level of reserves, government sources said on Friday.

Oct 20 (Reuters) - General Electric Co on Friday reported a 14.4 percent rise in revenue, aided by the acquisition of oilfield services provider Baker Hughes, but profit fell in the quarter.

Treasury committee chair says more gender and ethnic diversity needed in top jobs

Oct 20 (Reuters) - U.S. regional lender SunTrust Banks Inc's profit rose 12 percent in the third quarter, as interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve drove higher net interest income.

By Hanna Paul Oct 20 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian markets were largely sluggish on Friday, while Indonesia snapped a three-day losing streak after a positive economic outlook by the country's central bank boosted sentiment. Indonesia's central bank said it expects gross domestic product...