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Italy seeks to bring TIM’s Sparkle unit into state hands
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Factbox-Who is Russian businessman Vladimir Potanin?
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U.S. sanctions Russian oligarch Potanin and Rosbank -Treasury Dept. website
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States imposed sanctions on one of Russia’s richest men, Vladimir Potanin, and Russian commercia bank…
Ghana begins tackling debt restructuring pain as it secures IMF deal
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Factbox-Germany’s energy prices bill – what are the details?
BERLIN (Reuters) – Here are some details of legislation passed by Germany’s lower house of parliament on Thursday to cap…
Putin throws lifeline to housing sector with subsidised mortgages extension
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday extended a preferential mortgage scheme by 18 months, providing a lifeline…
U.S. House passes one-week government funding bill, sends to Senate
By Makini Brice and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a stopgap one-week…
Nepal to end eight-month ban on imports of cars, phones as reserves rise
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