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By Marek Strzelecki and Krisztina Than WARSAW/BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Croatian pipeline operator Janaf could fully cover the needs of the two refineries of Hungarian oil group MOL in Hungary and Slovakia that now mostly depend on Russian oil delivered via the Druzhba pipeline, Janaf’s chief told Reuters.   MOL warned last month of potential fuel shortages in …

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MILAN (Reuters) -JPMorgan said it had named Sarah Catania head of its private banking business for continental Europe, reporting to Pablo Garnica, chief executive of JPMorgan Private Bank for Europe, Middle East and Africa. The U.S. bank also said in an emailed note that Pietro Sala had become market manager for JPMorgan Private bank for …

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DUBLIN (Reuters) -Growth in Irish corporate tax revenues slowed to a trickle in August after a sharp monthly dip that the finance ministry said was due to exceptionally strong returns a year ago distorting the year-on-year comparisons. Ireland’s tax take so far this year is still higher than expected but the decline in corporate revenues …

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By Waylon Cunningham -Starbucks is rolling out a new system for counting inventory that uses artificial intelligence technology to its more than 11,000 company-owned stores in North America by the end of September, the global coffee chain announced on Wednesday. The system has workers scan inventory shelves with a handheld tablet equipped with software intended …

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By Olena Harmash and Yuliia Dysa KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine and the U.S. on Wednesday held the first board meeting of a joint investment fund, set up as part of a minerals deal with Washington, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said. The deal with the United States, which gives Washington preferential access to Ukrainian minerals in exchange …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia plans to cut crude oil exports from its western ports of Primorsk, Ust-Luga and Novorossiisk to around 1.9 million barrels a day in September from about 2.0 million bpd in August as domestic refinery runs rise, two industry sources said. Shipments of Urals, KEBCO and Siberian Light grades are expected to fall …

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MILAN (Reuters) -Golden Goose reported a 13% increase in net revenues at a constant exchange rate in the first half of the year, to 342 million euros ($400 million), the Italian luxury sneaker maker said on Wednesday. Its core profit (EBITDA) rose 3% to 113 million euros, added the company, which is backed by private …

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