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A bonanza awaiting investors

A great bonanza awaits investors of all hues if the central government and Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) stick to their guns and resist pressure from industry bodies to extend the June 2013 deadline for compliance with the 25 per cent minimum public shareholding norm for listed companies.

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A bonanza awaiting investors

A great bonanza awaits investors of all hues if the central government and Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) stick to their guns and resist pressure from industry bodies to extend the June 2013 deadline for compliance with the 25 per cent minimum public shareholding norm for listed companies.

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Merkel backs ECB aid terms

BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel backed the European Central Bank’s insistence on conditions for helping reduce borrowing costs in indebted countries, saying Germany is “in line” with the ECB’s approach to defending the euro.

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Oman’s economy expands 19% in Q1

DUBAI — Oman’s gross domestic product, or GDP, climbed 19 per cent to OR7.4 billion ($19.2 billion) in the first quarter of 2012 from OR6.2 billion a year earlier, the country’s central bank said.

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Qatar top sovereign wealth buyer of European property

LONDON — Qatar was the top sovereign wealth buyer of European property in the last 12 months, spending €3.5 billion ($4.3 billion) on eight deals including the London Olympic athlete’s village and a mall on Paris’ Champs Elysees, data from a research firm showed.

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Banks get Libor summons

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Banks get Libor summons

JPMorgan Chase and Barclays are among seven banks subpoenaed in New York and Connecticut’s investigation into alleged manipulation of Libor, according to a person familiar with the matter and company filings.

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