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Saudi Aramco-SABIC merger will raise strategy concerns

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SAUDI ARABIA

This will be used to meet part of the costs of acquiring a controlling stake in Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), the kingdom’s principal petrochemical producer. Aramco…

Overvalued tech stocks are not the largest market risk

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UNITED STATES

While markets are vulnerable to a sharper unwinding of bullish bets on the tech sector, comparisons with the 2000 dotcom bubble are misguided: Big Tech firms enjoy a stronger…

Central bank action will drive global equity markets

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INTERNATIONAL

This volatility is driven by expectations of further monetary stimulus in response to a slowing economy. Despite persistent concerns about the fallout from the anticipated…

Oil majors’ transition plans face conflicting demands

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INTERNATIONAL

The US majors were less aggressive in their decarbonisation plans and performed better in 2022; their European counterparts are now looking to do the same.

Fast oil privatisation would help Greece exit bailout

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GREECE

The preferred investor is to be selected in record time, by end-June. The sale is on the list of ‘prior actions’ under Greece’s third economic adjustment programme. A successful…

Successful Aramco sale may squeeze Saudi finances

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SAUDI ARABIA

The initial public offering (IPO) of a 1.5% stake in Saudi Aramco on December 6 reached the top end of the recommended price range, giving the company a relatively high valuation…

M&A activity shows perils of misvaluation

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INTERNATIONAL

The deal is the largest of 2016, a year in which acquisition premiums are the highest in a decade. However, this year has also seen the most cancelled transactions since the 2008…

Dollar will remain the main global reserve currency

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INTERNATIONAL

Composition of central banks' foreign reserves.

Demands for banks to resume dividend payouts will rise

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INTERNATIONAL

The measures were designed to boost crisis resilience but they have depressed valuations and made capital-raising more difficult. Banks want them lifted but doing so might be…

Brazil's private higher education will face shake-up

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BRAZIL

The outlook for higher education.