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Moroccan refinery to get capital injection

  Reuters Corral Petroleum Holdings is committed to injecting $680 million into its Moroccan refiner Samir to try to reverse a decision placing it in liquidation, a lawyer for Corral said. Morocco’s sole refiner halted production in August due to financial difficulties then a court ruling in March placed it in liquidation and named an independent trustee to run it. ...

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Iran seeks partners for $10bn expansions in aluminum sector

  Bloomberg Iranian miners are seeking $10 billion to develop a domestic aluminum industry that could serve to export 60 percent of production to meet growing demand for the metal used in cars to jets and beverage cans. The raw material bauxite needed to achieve that goal is proving hard to find. Iran’s aluminum production of 350,000 metric tons a ...

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India revamps century-old bankruptcy laws

  New Delhi / Bloomberg India’s parliament passed a bill to overhaul archaic bankruptcy laws, taking Prime Minister Narendra Modi a step closer to fulfilling his pledge to make it easier to do business in the world’s fastest growing major economy. The upper house approved the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Act days after it was cleared in the lower house. The ...

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