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Saudi snaps losing streak as Qatar rocked by GIS’s results

DUBAI / Reuters Saudi Arabian shares snapped a six-session losing streak on Tuesday while Qatar’s market fell, hit by a slump in an oil drilling service provider after it barely broke even in the second quarter. Gulf International Services lost 8.0 percent after posting net profit of 700,000 Qatari riyals, according to Reuters’ calculations, well below QNB Financial Services’ estimate ...

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Banks may face extra $50bn capital needs after Brexit

Bloomberg Banks may need to find $30 billion to $50 billion of additional capital to support new European units in the aftermath of a hard Brexit, and some smaller firms may abandon their operations on the continent altogether as profitability plunges, according to Oliver Wyman Inc. The extra money is equivalent to 15 percent to 30 percent of the capital ...

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Turkey raises its inflation forecast, policy remains tight

Bloomberg Turkey’s central bank raised its inflation forecast for this year on higher food prices, and reiterated its policy not to loosen monetary conditions until the outlook improves. The bank revised its prediction for year-end inflation to 8.7 percent from 8.5 percent and maintained its forecast for 2018 at 6.4 percent, according to its quarterly inflation report. Food prices, which ...

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