Japan mega banks must help regional peers lend abroad: new banking head

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's biggest banks must do more to involve smaller peers when seeking partners to finance overseas projects, to support a regional banking sector facing an uncertain future without a wider pool of borrowers, Japan's new banking head said.

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CORRECTED-BRIEF-CVC Credit Partners raises 111 mln euros via placing (March 28)

(Corrects March 28 brief headline to say the company raised 111 mln euros, not 1.1 bln euros)



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Climate change threatens India's economy, food security: IPCC

NEW DELHI, March 31 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - India's high vulnerability and exposure to climate change will slow its economic growth, impact health and development, make poverty reduction more...

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UPDATE 1-Mexico tycoon Slim's retail, bank units refute telco ruling

MEXICO CITY, March 31 (Reuters) - Carlos Slim's industrial and retail conglomerate Grupo Carso and his banking unit Grupo Inbursa have challenged a ruling by the new telecommunications regulator that...

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Sherritt files proxy, urges rejection of dissident's board nominees

TORONTO, March 31 (Reuters) - Diversified miner Sherritt International Corp urged its shareholders on Monday to back its slate of nominees for the Canadian company's board of directors over a slate...

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Vodafone brings Africa's M-Pesa mobile money to Europe

* M-Pesa has 16.8 mln active customers in emerging markets

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Yellen strongly defends easy Fed policies, cites U.S. labor slack

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said on Monday the U.S. central bank's "extraordinary" commitment to boosting the economy, especially the still struggling labor market, will be...

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Libya burns cash, halts projects to battle budget crisis

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya is burning through central bank reserves and scrapping infrastructure projects to overcome its worst budget crisis in decades after the seizure of oil installations by armed...

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Russia's troubles could spur dollar inflows to Latin America

COSTA DO SAUIPE, Brazil, March 31 (Reuters) - Leading Latin American economies such as Mexico and Brazil are poised to receive short-term capital flows from investors fleeing Russia due to fear of...

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UPDATE 1-Yellen strongly defends easy Fed policies, cites US labor slack

CHICAGO, March 31 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said on Monday the U.S. central bank's "extraordinary" commitment to boosting the economy, especially the still struggling labor...

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TREASURIES-U.S. 30-year bond prices fall over a point

NEW YORK, March 31 (Reuters) - Prices on U.S. 30-year Treasury bonds fell more than a point early Monday as Wall Street stock prices added to initial gains, further reducing the appeal of...

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Russia says battalion withdrawing from near Ukrainian border

MOSCOW, March 31 (Reuters) - Russia is withdrawing a motorised infantry battalion from a region near Ukraine's eastern border, a Russian Defence Ministry spokesperson was quoted as saying by state...

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Yellen strongly defends easy Fed policies, cites labor slack

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said on Monday the U.S. central bank's "extraordinary" commitment to boosting the economy, especially the still struggling labor market, will be needed for some time to come.

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