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BTG Pactual se une a los bancos brasileños afectados por la minorista Americanas

Por Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO, 13 feb (Reuters) – El Banco BTG Pactual SA se convirtió el lunes en el más reciente de Brasil en verse afectado por las provisiones para créditos dudosos debido a lo que denominó un “acontecimiento específico y ampliamente publicitado”, en referencia a la quiebra de la minorista Americanas SA. BTG , …

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Factbox-Kosovo on 15th anniversary of independence

(Reuters) – Kosovo will on Friday mark the 15th anniversary of its declaration of independence from Serbia. Here are key facts about the small western Balkan republic: POPULATION: Around 1.8 million according to the most recent census in 2011, which local Serbs boycotted. Ethnic Albanians comprise more than 90 percent of the population, Serbs about …

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U.S. government to buy 1.5 million more Novavax COVID vaccine doses

(Reuters) – The U.S. government has agreed to buy 1.5 million more doses of Novavax Inc COVID-19 vaccine, the company said on Monday, adding that the modified agreement includes funds for development of an updated vaccine by fall this year. Sales of the company’s vaccine have been hurt by a global supply glut and waning …

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Ivory Coast domestic cocoa exporters on verge of default due bean shortage

By Ange Aboa ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Ivory Coast cocoa exporters are close to defaulting on their contracts due to a lack of beans and urgently need up to 150,000 tonnes to honour their commitments, seven sources who attended a crisis meeting with the regulator on Friday told Reuters. As the world’s top producer heads towards …

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Analysis-Biotech IPOs to bloom with spotlight on startups with human trial data

By Amruta Khandekar and Bhanvi Satija (Reuters) – Initial public offerings by small private biotech companies are poised to stage a comeback later in 2023 as the pace of interest rate hikes slows, but tougher economic conditions will make investors more inclined to pick firms which have drugs in human trials. Globally, IPOs across all …

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South Africa’s Attacq shares soar on deal to fund Waterfall city

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Attacq on Monday said the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) is planning to buy a 30% stake in its Waterfall investment firm for 2.8 billion rand ($156 million), sending shares in the South African commercial property group up 14%. Attacq’s shares were up 14.85% to 8.20 rand by 1345 GMT, on track …

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Inversores qataríes preparan inminente oferta por Manchester United: Bloomberg

(Corrige en segundo párrafo nombre de empresa) LONDRES, 13 feb (Reuters) -Inversores qataríes se están preparando para hacer una oferta para comprar el club de la Premier League Manchester United en los próximos días, informó Bloomberg el lunes, citando a fuentes familiarizadas con el tema. El informe agregó que el consorcio presentará una oferta inicial …

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Amazon workers at UK warehouse set further strike dates

LONDON (Reuters) -Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Britain will walk out for seven further days in an escalation of a dispute over pay, their trade union said on Monday. Last month GMB union members at the warehouse in Coventry, central England, staged the first ever strike at the U.S. e-commerce giant’s operations in Britain. …

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Ugandan opposition lawmakers granted bail after 17 months in jail

KAMPALA (Reuters) – Two legislators allied to Uganda’s pop star-turned-politician Bobi Wine, the main opponent to President Yoweri Museveni, were granted bail on Monday after spending 17 months in jail on murder charges the opposition says are politically motivated. Both legislators, Muhammad Ssegirinya and Allan Ssewanyana, are members of the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) …

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Regulator watches as K-pop agencies battle for tie-up with SM Entertainment

By Hyunsu Yim and Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – K-pop agencies HYBE and Kakao, battling each other to tie up with rival SM Entertainment, are facing the new challenge of a possible review by the South Korean competition regulator should either succeed. Kakao’s agreement this month to acquire SM shares as a step towards forming …

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