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Serb central bank holds rate before Brexit poll, new govt

  Bloomberg Serbia’s central bank left borrowing costs unchanged for a third month, refraining from easing ahead of the U.K.’s vote on whether to leave the European Union and the formation of a new government following April snap elections. The National Bank of Serbia left its one-week repurchase rate unchanged at 4.25 percent, according to a statement published on its ...

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Both sides in Britain’s referendum campaign target tax dodgers

  Bloomberg Both sides in the campaign for the U.K.’s referendum on membership of the European Union turned their fire on tax dodging on Tuesday, while disagreeing on the best way to tackle it. The Vote Leave campaign said EU rules have hampered U.K. government attempts to crack down on corporate-tax avoidance, but the “Remain” side said companies are more ...

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Napoleon-era Breguet pocket watch fetches US$3 million in Geneva auction

  Bloomberg A Breguet pocket watch owned by a general who helped Napoleon Bonaparte to power was sold for more than $3 million in a $19 million Christie’s sale of rare timepieces as the Geneva spring auction season revved up. The Breguet No. 217, a self-winding timepiece that features a day and month calendar, was first sold in 1800 to ...

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