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FT.com - Americas, Finance
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FT.com - Americas, Finance
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Zamin weighs up London flotation
The Brazilian iron ore company's planned listing, which would likely value the group at $2bn-$2.5bn, comes after Ferrous Resources cancelled its own London offering
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Passionate about forestry and its long-term growth
The founder of The Forest Company is passionate about forestry and its long-term growth, and predicts demand for timber will continue to shoot
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Argentina 'delighted' over debt swap success
Argentina said it had turned the page on the "sad" chapter of its default, with a debt swap that secured the backing of the holders of 66 per cent of the $18.3bn it owed to outstanding creditors
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Cuba cuts cigar output as exports plunge
Global economic woes and the spread of smoking bans are taking a harsh toll on production in the province of Pinar del Rio of what many aficionados consider to be the world's finest tobacco
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Brazil raises rates to slow growth
Brazil's central bank raised its policy interest rate by three quarters of a percentage point in another sign that the country's breakneck pace of growth is causing concern over rising prices.
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Liquidnet to offer trading in Mexican equities
Liquidnet, a US-based independent operator of 'dark pools', will start offering its members the possibility to trade Mexican equities, claiming to be the first alternative trading system to do so
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Venezuela begins anti-inflation plan
Venezuela pushed ahead with its plans for partial capital controls, which are designed to curb rising inflation even though dollar shortages caused by the country's multi-tiered exchange rate system have largely caused the latest acceleration in prices
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Finding a bolthole in a risky world
It can often feel as though there is no longer anywhere in the world for investors to safely and profitably sink their money
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Police raid Venezuela's largest brokerage
Police and prosecutors have raided Venezuela's biggest brokerage as President Hugo Chávez extended the government's clamp-down on the private sector
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US judge freezes Argentina assets
A US judge freezes $2.43bn of Argentine assets in the US at the behest of class-action plaintiffs, dealing a blow to Argentina as it hopes to win over creditors holding some $18bn in unpaid debt since its 2001 default.
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