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SINGAPORE/ JAKARTA, May 6- Indonesia is expected within days to give a green light to its biggest foreign bank takeover, but sources say the deal conditions are likely to send a very different signal: foreign ownership and bank consolidation are now in the slow lane.
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HONG KONG, May 4- New Century Hotel Group, China's biggest privately-owned hotel chain operator, plans to raise up to $300 million in the first initial public offering by a real estate investment trust in Hong Kong in two years, IFR reported on Saturday, citing sources familiar with the plans.
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KAMPALA, May 3- Uganda's central bank held its key interest rate at 12 percent for the fifth straight month on Friday, citing upside risks to inflation and positive momentum behind economic growth.
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HONG KONG, May 3- Improving first-quarter results from some of China's biggest steel and cement firms suggest that Beijing's economic recovery plan may be starting to filter through into corporate profits.
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SYDNEY, May 3- Global miner Rio Tinto Ltd. Initial mandated lead arrangers BNP Paribas and Standard Chartered Bank were allocated $250 million each. Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Credit Agricole CIB, HSBC, ING Bank, Natixis, Societe Generale.
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-0905 Hong Kong Monetary Authority's chief Norman Chan will give a briefing to the Legislative Council Panel on Financial Affairs, and to announce Q1 Exchange Fund Investment Results. -1130 RHB Holdings Hong Kong Ltd and its parent RHB Investment Bank Bhd to hold a media luncheon and to outline the development plans for Hong Kong office.
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*Blue-chip Qatar firms expanding around Middle East. Blue-chip bond issuers such as Qatar National Bank and telecommunications operator Ooredoo, formerly known as Qatar Telecom, are leading the M&A drive.
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Headlines Standard Chartered chairman to step down from Experian Apple avoids potential $9 billion tax bill Investors fret over Accor's outlook after chief's eviction Shell-backed Iraqi $17 bln gas project gets under way Goldman Sachs criticised over $3 bln Malaysia bond deal Buffett pays $2 bln for control of Israeli group Overview.
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-1100 Sino Oil and Gas Holding Ltd. China Orient Asset Management Holding Ltd to hold a news briefing to discuss the recent issue of convertible bonds. -Elec& Eltek International Co Ltd.
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*China manufacturing unexpectedly slows in April. LONDON, May 1- Copper slid on Wednesday, extending its deepest monthly drop in almost a year in April, due to concerns over growth in top metal consumer China and in the United States after data suggested the world's two biggest economies remain fragile.
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*Copper prices fell 6.4 percent in April. *China manufacturing unexpectedly slows in April. LONDON, May 1- Copper fell on Wednesday, extending its deepest monthly fall in almost a year in April, due to concerns over growth in top metal consumer China after data suggested the world's second-largest economy remains fragile.
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*Nickel hits lowest in 3-3/ 4 years after stocks rise to record China manufacturing unexpectedly slows in April. LONDON, May 1- Copper slid on Wednesday, extending its deepest monthly drop in almost a year in April, due to concerns over growth in top metal consumer China and in the United States after data suggested the world's two biggest economies remain fragile.
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MUMBAI, May 1- The Reserve Bank of India may sweeten its expected 25 basis point interest rate cut on Friday with a similar reduction in the cash reserve ratio to ease tight market liquidity conditions as increasingly benign inflation gives it room to manoeuvre.
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*EU Commission says no "austerity dogma", seeks growth. BRUSSELS/ BERLIN, April 30- Inflation in the euro zone has fallen to a three-year low and unemployment has hit a new record, cementing expectations of an interest rate cut by the European Central Bank later this week.
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*EU Commission says no "austerity dogma", seeks growth. BRUSSELS/ BERLIN, April 30- Inflation in the euro zone has fallen to a three-year low and unemployment has hit a new record, cementing expectations of an interest rate cut by the European Central Bank later this week.
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*Central bank has trod cautious monetary path this year* Monetary Policy Committee meets on May 3 By Elias Biryabarema. KAMPALA, April 30- Falling food prices slowed Uganda's headline inflation rate in the year to April but analysts still broadly expected the central bank to leave its key lending rate unchanged for a fifth straight month this week.
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--Distributor Export Trading Company Holdings, SCPE, which is the private equity arm of British bank Standard Chartered, investment funds Pemgrofund and Carlyle Commodities to acquire joint control of ETC Group. --Dutch insurer Aegon to acquire Spanish bank Santander's insurance subsidiaries Santander Vida and Santander Generales.
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BRUSSELS, April 30- Inflation in the euro zone has fallen to a three-year low and unemployment hit a new record, cementing expectations of an interest rate cut by the European Central Bank later this week. "It's a close call, but we expect a rate cut this week," said Sarah Hewin, a senior economist at Standard Chartered Bank.
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BRUSSELS, April 30- Inflation in the euro zone has fallen to a three-year low and unemployment hit a new record, cementing expectations of an interest rate cut by the European Central Bank later this week. "It's a close call, but we expect a rate cut this week," said Sarah Hewin, a senior economist at Standard Chartered Bank.
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-China Forestry Holdings Co Ltd. final results.- China Kangda Food Co Ltd Q1 results. -SITC International Holdings Co Ltd.