KUWAIT, May 15- A ruling by Kuwait's top court next month could end a period of relative political stability, jeopardising government plans to push ahead with long-delayed economic projects.
*Nokia down as loses market share. *GDF Suez drops on stake sale. LONDON, May 14- European shares steadied near five-year highs on Tuesday after early losses, with charts pointing to further upside and improving U.S. economic fundamentals lifting the outlook for many European companies.
*Stake sales in GDF, Jeronimo Martins weigh. French utility GDF Suez fell 3.2 percent after Groupe Bruxelles Lambert said it launched the sale 2.7 percent of the capital in the company. Jeronimo Martins dropped 5.3 percent after a subsidiary of Heerema Group said on Monday it was selling a stake of up to 5 percent in the Portuguese retailer.
MUSCAT, May 7- Two Omani electricity generating companies plan initial public offers of their shares around June next year, the companies said in statements on Tuesday. Both firms are owned by a consortium comprising GDF Suez.
*Nigeria accounts for 7 pct of global LNG supply. ABUJA, May 6- Nigeria's Liquefied Natural Gas exports have been delayed after a security agency blocked ships from accessing the Bonny terminal from May 3 to May 5, the state-LNG firm said on Monday.
*Thin trading volumes as UK market closed. PARIS, May 6- European stocks stayed within touching distance of multi-year highs in thin trading on Monday, bolstered by stimulus measures from central banks that could drive further gains even as the economy struggles.
*Thin trading volumes as UK market closed. PARIS, May 6- European stocks stayed within touching distance of multi-year highs in thin trading on Monday, bolstered by stimulus measures from central banks that could drive further gains even as the economy struggles.
ANKARA, May 6- Electricity generated at Turkey's second nuclear power plant, to be built by a Japanese-French consortium, will be sold at around 11.80 U.S. cents per kilowatt hour, Turkey's energy minister said on Monday, lower than at its first planned plant.
*Low volumes as UK market closed for public holiday. Trading volumes were thin with the UK stock market, Europe's largest, closed due to a national holiday. "Now that the index crossed above its 2013 high, the mood is definitely bullish," said Guillaume Dumans, co-ahead of 2 Bremans, a Paris- based research firm using behavioral finance to monitor investor sentiment.
*Low volumes as UK market closed for public holiday. PARIS, May 6- European shares dipped early on Monday as investors took a breather following the previous week's rally to multi-year highs, although further gains were seen on the back of strong support from central banks.
ANKARA, May 6- Turkey plans to sell some of its 49 percent share in the country's second planned nuclear project that was awarded to a Japanese-French consortium on Friday, Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said on Monday. "could be through an IPO or block sale," Yildiz told reporters.
PARIS, May 6- France is not embarking on a wave of privatisations, Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici said on Monday, adding the state was simply looking to re-balance its 62- billion-euro portfolio to help spur growth and jobs.
ANKARA, May 6- Electricity generated at Turkey's second nuclear power plant, to be built by a Japanese-French consortium, will be sold at around 11.80 U.S. cents per kilowatt hour, Turkey's energy minister said on Monday, lower than the price agreed for Turkey's first planned nuclear plant.
LONDON, May 6- Euro zone shares were expected to open flat on Monday, consolidating close to a 22- month high in what was expected to be a quiet session due to a market holiday in Britain. ,Germany's DAX and France's CAC. Trading volume was expected to be thin with the British stock market, Europe's largest, shut due to a national holiday.
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ANKARA, May 3- The first reactor of Turkey's planned second nuclear power plant, to be built by a Japanese-French consortium, is expected to come online in 2023 with the government holding a maximum stake of 45 percent in the project, sources said on Friday.
ANKARA, May 3- Turkey signed an agreement with Japan on Friday for a Japanese-French consortium to build the country's second nuclear power plant in a project with an estimated cost of $22 billion, sources said.
ANKARA, May 3- Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd and Itochu Corporation, with France's GDF Suez, will build Turkey's second nuclear power plant at an estimated cost of $22 billion under an agreement signed on Friday.
ANKARA, May 3- Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd and Itochu Corporation, with France's GDF Suez, will build Turkey's second nuclear power plant at an estimated cost of $22 billion under an agreement signed on Friday.
PARIS, May 3- France needs to hurry up and establish the regulatory framework for renewable marine energy, allowing companies to experiment with wave and tide power if it wants to catch up with industry leader Britain, a government report said. Britain has been making big strides in marine energy, however.