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Former Ivory Coast budget minister Cisse joins Lazard
LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's former budget minister, Abdourahmane Cisse, is joining Lazard's sovereign advisory practice, the firm said on Thursday. A former Goldman Sachs banker, 43-year old Cisse has held a number of ministerial and top government roles since 2013 in French-spe...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
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Austrian centrist parties reach deal to form government without far right
VIENNA, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Austria's three top centrist parties in parliament have reached a deal to form a coalition government without the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) and plan to present it later on Thursday, five months after the FPO won the last parliamentary election.The conservative Peop...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
Commodities
India assessing Trump threat for tariffs on steel, aluminium, official says
NEW DELHI, Feb 27 (Reuters) - India is studying U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to impose tariffs on the country's steel and aluminium imports, mines secretary Kantha Rao said on Thursday."We definitely have a cost advantage in production of steel and aluminium. We are studying... w...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
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China's Baidu, CATL to jointly develop 'competitive' driverless vehicles
BEIJING, Feb 27 (Reuters) - China's Baidu 9888.HK and electric vehicle battery giant CATL 300750.SZ will jointly explore the development of "competitive" driverless vehicles and innovative business models, the companies said on Thursday.As part of a strategic agreement focusing on digita...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
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Swiss Re revives group CUO role with McDonald
By Rebecca DelaneyFeb 27 - (The Insurer) - Swiss Re announced on Thursday that Kera McDonald will serve as group chief underwriting officer with effect from June 1. McDonald will be responsible for underwriting performance across all business units, steering group capacity allocation, defining mid-t...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
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EU will respond to US tariff plan if needed, reaffirms French government spokeswoman
PARIS, Feb 27 (Reuters) - A trade war is in no-one's interest but the European Union will respond after U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration would soon announce a 25% tariff on imports from the EU, said French government spokeswoman Sophie Primas."If we must respond, we will r...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
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BRIEF-SES Says It Will Consider Appaloosa's Proxy Proposals
Feb 27 (Reuters) - SES SA SESFg.LU, Appaloosa LP:ACKNOWLEDGES ANNOUNCEMENT BY APPALOOSA LPBOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL THOROUGHLY EVALUATE PROPOSALS AND MAKE ITS RECOMMENDATION TO SHAREHOLDERS IN DUE COURSEAPPALOOSA LP PROPOSES TO SIMPLIFY SES SHARE CAPITAL STRUCTURE, REDUCE BOARD STRUCTURE, IMPLEMENT PR...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
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Zelenskiy invited to special EU summit on support for Ukraine
Adds Costa quotes from 2nd paragraph BRUSSELS, Feb 27 (Reuters) - EU Council President Antonio Costa on Thursday said he had invited Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to the special summit of EU leaders on March 6, to discuss future support to Ukraine."The EU and its member states a...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
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UK's Indivior appoints Joe Ciaffoni as CEO
Adds details, background from paragraph 2 Feb 27 (Reuters) - British drugmaker Indivior INDV.L on Thursday said it appointed Joe Ciaffoni as its new CEO, replacing current boss Mark Crossley.Crossley, who joined the company in 2012, will be stepping down after a near five-year tenure as the compa...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
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LIVE MARKETS-Europe before the bell: we'd forgotten stocks can go down
Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.com.EUROPE BEFORE THE BELL: WE'D FORGOTTEN STOCKS CAN GO DOWN A rare lower open is in prospect for European shares on Thursday, maybe ...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
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EU has invited Zelenskiy to join special summit on March 6, Costa says
BRUSSELS, Feb 27 (Reuters) - EU Council President Antonio Costa on Thursday said he had invited Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to the special summit of EU leaders on March 6, to discuss future support to Ukraine.Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
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BRIEF-Polarean Imaging Sees FY24 Revenue Between $3.0 Million And $3.1 Million
Feb 27 (Reuters) - Polarean Imaging PLC POLX.L:POLAREAN IMAGING PLC - FY24 TRADING UPDATEPOLAREAN IMAGING PLC - EXPECTS FY24 REVENUE BETWEEN $3.0 MILLION AND $3.1 MILLIONSource text: ID:nRSa6081YaFurther company coverage: POLX.LReuters
Thu, Feb 27
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CORRECTED-US temporarily suspends sanctions on Serbian oil company NIS, says President Vucic
Corrects to show Serbian oil company gets temporary suspension of sanctionsBELGRADE, Feb 27 - The United States has suspended sanctions for 30 days on Serbian oil company NIS, which is majority owned by Russian companies, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday.Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
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Veteran Hong Kong democrat and 6 others jailed for rioting after 2019 mob attack
HONG KONG, Feb 27 (Reuters) - A Hong Kong court on Thursday sentenced veteran democrat Lam Cheuk-ting and six other men to jail terms of several years for rioting after being attacked by a white-shirted mob in the summer of 2019 as pro-democracy protests raged.On the night of July 21, 2019, more tha...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
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BRIEF-Hiscox Announces New Special Capital Return Of $175 Million In Form Of A Buyback
Feb 27 (Reuters) - Hiscox Ltd HSX.L:HISCOX LTD - FULL YEAR RESULTSHISCOX: FY INSURANCE CONTRACT WRITTEN PREMIUM (ICWP) GREW BY 3.7%HISCOX: FY DIVIDEND PER SHARE 43.1¢HISCOX: NEW SPECIAL CAPITAL RETURN OF $175 MILLION IN FORM OF A BUYBACKSource text: ID:nRSa6083YaFurther company coverage: HSX.LReuters
Thu, Feb 27
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Internet celebrity Andrew Tate leaves Romania-report
BUCHAREST, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Internet personality Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan left Romania on a private flight for the United States early on Thursday, news website G4media.ro said citing airport sources.Romanian prosecutors and Tate's lawyer and communication team did not immediately c...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
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China's Defence Ministry says Tasman Sea navy drills 'inline' with international laws
BEIJING, Feb 27 (Reuters) - China's Defence Ministry said on Thursday that recent live-fire drills by the Chinese navy in the Tasman Sea, between Australia and New Zealand, are "totally in line with international law."Reuters
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