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Angola joins long list of oil nations in ditching dollar peg

Bloomberg Angola is poised to become the latest emerging nation to abandon its currency peg as it seeks to rescue an economy still reeling from the oil-price crash four years ago. The southern African nation, an OPEC member, said this week it would let the kwanza trade within a new band. The rate at which it’s been fixed against the ...

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India’s Fortis Healthcare weighs options to raise $790mn capital

Bloomberg Fortis Healthcare Ltd. is seeking a cash injection of as much as 50 billion rupees ($790 million) as part of its billionaire founders’ talks to sell their stake in India’s second-largest private hospital chain, according to President Daljit Singh. Malvinder Singh and Shivinder Singh have been in talks with private equity firms for the past year to sell their ...

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India’s Hindalco bids for $2.5bn US firm Aleris

Bloomberg Hindalco Industries Ltd. is among potential buyers that submitted bids for US aluminum producer Aleris Corp., people with knowledge of the matter said, as Indian billionaire owner Kumar Mangalam Birla moves ahead with plans to expand his overseas operations. Mumbai-listed Hindalco made a non-binding offer through its US unit, Novelis Inc., and will now conduct due diligence, according to ...

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