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Tecnicas Reunidas, Orascom secure $2.6 billion contract in Saudi Arabia

(Reuters) – Spain’s Tecnicas Reunidas and Egypt’s Orascom have secured a $2.6 billion contract to expand a 3 gigawatt combined cycle gas-fired power plant in Saudi Arabia, the Egyptian engineering company said on Monday. The agreement, a 50-50 joint venture, will include readying carbon capture infrastructure and will include a 380-kilovolt (kV) electrical substation, Orascom …

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Some European officials weigh if they can rely on Fed for dollars under Trump

By Elisa Martinuzzi, Jesús Aguado, Balazs Koranyi, Stefania Spezzati, John O’Donnell (Reuters) -Some European central banking and supervisory officials are questioning whether they can still rely on the U.S. Federal Reserve to provide dollar funding in times of market stress, six people familiar with the matter said, casting some doubt over what has been a …

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LVMH brand Loewe names two creative directors to replace Anderson

PARIS (Reuters) – LVMH label Loewe said on Monday that Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, the co-founders behind the New York fashion label Proenza Schouler, were appointed as the creative directors of the Spanish luxury house, effective April 7. They will replace creative director Jonathan Anderson who recently left Loewe after 11 years in the …

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UK’s Argo Blockchain names former exec as CEO

-Britain’s Argo Blockchain on Monday said former chief growth officer Justin Nolan would return as the cryptocurrency miner’s chief executive officer. Nolan, who was most recently the top boss at digital infrastructure firm Arkon Energy, will replace Thomas Chippas, whose departure was announced in January. Argo has faced challenging business conditions since being founded in …

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Analysis-Rush to Russian assets belies ‘permafrost’ some investors fear

By Libby George, Karin Strohecker and Alexander Marrow LONDON (Reuters) – Large fund managers expect the bulk of Russia’s assets to remain closed to Western investors, despite a flurry of “exotic” trades betting on a rapprochement between Moscow and Washington. The diplomatic thaw, ushered in by U.S. President Donald Trump’s perceived openness to Russia’s Vladimir …

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UK finance minister Reeves says she will stick to fiscal rules despite global turmoil

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will stick to its fiscal rules despite global upheaval, finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Sunday, raising the prospect of thousands of public sector job cuts in this week’s budget update which is likely to include further savings. Last October, in her first full budget, Reeves sought to win …

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Wood Group to extend deadline on deal talks with Dubai’s Sidara, FT reports

(Reuters) -British oilfield services and engineering firm Wood Group has agreed to extend a deadline for talks with Dubai-based Sidara for a possible takeover offer after a failed attempt six months ago, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. The extension would allow time for the results of an independent review of Wood’s projects division by …

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UK’s Reeves to set out 2 billion pounds civil service spending cuts

LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rachel Reeves is eyeing spending cuts for government officials who work in departments to the value of over 2 billion pounds ($2.58 billion) a year by 2029-30, a cabinet office source said on Saturday. Reeves will likely announce belt-tightening measures to get back on track to meet her fiscal rules …

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Heathrow Airport orders probe into shutdown as travellers endure days of disruption

By Andy Bruce and Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) -London’s Heathrow Airport resumed full operations on Saturday and ordered a probe into how it dealt with a power outage that shut Europe’s busiest air hub for almost a day as airlines warned of further delays and cancellations. British Airways, whose main hub is Heathrow, said it …

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Oaktree-owned Banca Progetto put under special administration in Italy

MILAN (Reuters) -Bank of Italy has placed Banca Progetto, a small privately held lender owned by investment firm Oaktree Capital Management, under special administration and appointed independent administrators to run it. Bank of Italy’s “early” intervention, which dissolved the board, was aimed at “ensuring adequate supervision of the bank’s operations and restoring sound and prudent …

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