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Throughout Europe's debt crisis, northern European leaders have often said they will not stand for taxpayers having to fork out for other countries' problems, and the notion of "taxpayer-funded bailouts" has taken root.
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SINGAPORE, Oct 12- The Asian naphtha price and margins ended the week at a three-session low of $985 a tonne and $123.03 a tonne respectively to mirror the fall in European values as gasoline demand softened. "The fall in margins today was a reflection of the gasoline market in Europe," said a Singapore- based trader.
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*Turkey- Syria tensions, lower N.Sea output support. LONDON, Oct 12- Oil fell below $115 a barrel on Friday, as a prediction of a further decline in oil consumption and higher supplies offset concerns about potential output disruptions in the Middle East.
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AMSTERDAM, Oct 12- Dutch trade surplus narrowed to a provisional 2.098 billion euros in August from a revised 2.953 billion in July, Statistics Netherlands said on Friday. KEY FIGURES DUTCH TRADE BALANCE AUG 12 JULY 12 AUG 11 Imports 32.600 31.912 30.290 Exports 34.698 34.865 32.809 Trade balance +2.098 +2.953 +2.519. **Merchandise trade in billions of euros.
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OSLO, Oct 12- Norwegian pipeline gas exports rose strongly on Friday morning on higher flows to Britain, indicating the Royal Dutch Shell's. Exports to Europe including Britain gained by 30.3 million cubic metres to 282.8 mcm per day by 0600 GMT compared with the 252.5 mcm daily average on Thursday, data from gas system operator Gassco showed.
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AMSTERDAM, Oct 12- Nutreco NV:. *Nutreco reaches agreement on the sale of its hungarian business to Nuscience Group. *Sells Trouw Nutrition Kö rnye Kft's business to Nuscience Group, the premix and specialty division of the Dutch cooperative Royal Agrifirm Group.
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--On Oct. 10, 2012, we downgraded the Kingdom of Spain to' BBB-/A-3' from' BBB+/ A-2'. The outlook on Spain remains negative. --Our criteria allow a one-notch differential between the ratings on the core operating entities of Spanish insurance group Grupo Catalana Occidente, S.A. y Sociedades Dependientes, and the ratings on Spain.
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Oct 12- Younger women who are thrust into menopause because of breast cancer treatment may get some relief from talk therapy and regular exercise, according to a study from the Netherlands.
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*Italy's Monti says ESM should rapidly be allowed give direct aid. BRUSSELS, Oct 11- Italy's Prime Minister Mario Monti said on Thursday it was essential the euro zone's financial rescue mechanism be allowed to directly assist banks rather than giving aid through governments.
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NAIROBI, Oct 11- Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan said on Thursday he wants more done to stem rising violence in Kenya before a March 4 election to prevent a repetition of the bloodshed that followed the last vote five years ago.
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AMSTERDAM, Oct 11- Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and his future coalition partner outlined on Thursday their common position on how to tackle the euro zone crisis ahead of a European Union summit next week, calling for broader banking supervision and fiscal discipline.
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By Catherine Bosley and Steve Slater. ZURICH/ LONDON, Oct 11- Nationally important banks will need to hold extra capital from 2016 to cushion the impact on their domestic economies if they hit trouble, but the global banking watchdog will leave it up to national regulators to say how much more.
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THE HAGUE, Oct 11- Four Nigerian villagers took Royal Dutch Shell to court on Thursday in a landmark pollution case that campaigners said could open the door to more compensation claims against international companies.
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Oct 11- Fitch Ratings says in a new report that 30% of structured finance transactions are now achieving higher Issuer Report Grades then at the end of 2011. The agency has updated its Issuer Report Grades scores for EMEA transactions.
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THE HAGUE, Oct 11- Four Nigerian villagers took Royal Dutch Shell to court on Thursday in a landmark pollution case that campaigners said could open the door to more compensation claims against international companies.
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THE HAGUE, Oct 11- Four Nigerian villagers took Royal Dutch Shell to court on Thursday in a landmark pollution case that campaigners said could open the door to more compensation claims against international companies.
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AMSTERDAM, Oct 11- Dutch bank and insurer SNS Reaal, which is struggling with a loss-making property arm and must repay state aid by the end of next year, may cut hundreds of jobs at its retail banking operations, Dutch broadcaster NOS said on Thursday.
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AMSTERDAM, Oct 11- Dutch bank and insurer SNS Reaal may cut hundreds of jobs as a result of a reorganisation of its retail banking operations, Dutch broadcaster NOS said on Thursday, without citing a source.
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Oct 11- Standard& Poor's Ratings Services said today that its ratings and outlook on American International Assurance Co. Ltd. and American International Assurance Co. Ltd. are unaffected by the AIA Group's recent announcement that it plans to pay Euro1.336 billion in cash to acquire a Malaysian insurer.
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THE HAGUE, Oct 11- Royal Dutch Shell faces a lawsuit from four Nigerian villagers on Thursday in a case that could set a precedent for damage claims against international companies.
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OSLO, Oct 11- Norwegian gas exports to Europe fell further on Thursday morning as output from Royal Dutch Shell's. Exports to Europe including Britain dropped by 11.3 million cubic metres to 226.5 mcm per day by 0600 GMT compared with the 237.8 mcm daily average on Wednesday, data from gas system operator Gassco showed.