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Big Oil doubles profits in blockbuster 2022
By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) – Big Oil more than doubled its profits in 2022 to $219 billion, smashing previous…
Nigerian court suspends Friday deadline to swap banknotes
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Brazil’s govt not planning to push for cenbank chief swap, senator says
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Analysis-Brazil central bank autonomy becomes political punching bag for Lula
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Central banks bought the most gold on record last year, WGC says
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Veteran ruling party lawmaker Amari warns BOJ against raising rates
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SocGen favours prudence over high shareholder return before CEO change
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