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China probes official of state-owned insurance firm for graft
BEIJING, Dec 1 (Reuters) – China is investigating an executive at the China Export and Credit Insurance Corporation for graft, the ruling Communist Party’s corruption watchdog said on Sunday, making him the latest target of a widening corruption crackdown.
UK water groups struggle to plug leaks
In spite of stabilising leakages, further improvements in tackling water losses should not be at expense of increases in customer bills, says Ofwat
Australia shares seen opening higher with eyes on local data and rate decision
SYDNEY, Nov 4 (Reuters) – Australian shares are likely to open higher on Monday on better-than-expected manufacturing data from the United States, while investors will watch for a slew of local economic data on the day and the Reserve Bank of Australia’s rate decision on Tuesday. * Local share price index futures rose 0.4 percent to 5,414.0, a 2.9-point premium to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index close. The benchmark slipped 0.3 percent on Friday, but ended the month 4 percent higher to
