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Protester killed in fresh Indian Kashmir clashes

  Srinagar / AFP A protester died from pellet gun injuries during fresh clashes with security forces on Tuesday in Indian Kashmir, a hospital official said, a day after the government said it would replace the weapons. The 21-year-old man was killed during clashes in Anantnag district southeast of the main city of Srinagar, in which police said scores were ...

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Singapore to remain vigilant against money-laundering

  Bloomberg Singapore has increased inspections of banks’ anti-money-laundering and terrorism- financing controls as it steps up enforcement actions against misconduct in the industry, the head of the central bank said. Financial institutions must promote constant vigilance and set the right moral tone, Ravi Menon, managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), said at an event hosted by ...

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Turkey eases reserves rules for third time

  Bloomberg Turkey’s central bank lowered reserve requirements for banks, the third time since July’s attempted coup that the regulator has acted to boost lira and foreign-exchange liquidity. Lira reserve requirement ratios were lowered by 50 basis points, the bank said in a statement on Tuesday. The bank also lowered the amount of foreign-exchange and gold that lenders must keep ...

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