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Oil gains above $50 amid OPEC output cut plans

  Bloomberg Oil rose as the dollar weakened, edging back above the $50 level where prices have hovered since rallying on OPEC’s decision to cut output last month. West Texas Intermediate futures advanced 1 percent in New York, erasing Monday’s 0.8 percent slide. The dollar sank, increasing the appeal of commodities denominated in the currency, on speculation that a pick-up ...

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Egypt to raise additional $6bn required for IMF deal soon

  Bloomberg Egyptian Finance Minister Amr El Garhy said his country would gather an additional $6 billion in bilateral funding required to secure a $12 billion International Monetary Fund loan within one or two weeks. The IMF in August agreed in principle to grant Egypt a $12 billion, three-year loan facility to support a government reform programme aimed at plugging ...

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Vodafone enters Iranian market

  Reuters Vodafone has agreed a partnership with Iranian internet firm HiWeb to help modernise its network, the companies said on Tuesday, making the British company the latest Western firm to enter Iran after sanctions were lifted. Vodafone, the world’s second-largest mobile phone company, said the agreement to help modernise HiWEB’s network and IT infrastructure would also benefit its multinational ...

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