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Spain's Acciona hires bank to examine options for energy business

MADRID, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Spanish conglomerate Acciona has hired a bank to analyse options for its...

27th February, 2026

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Finance

UK bond dealers expect long-dated gilt issuance to fall to lowest in two decades

(Corrects forecasts for gilt sales and headroom in bullet points to align with main story) By David...

27th February, 2026

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Finance

Proximus to axe 1,200 jobs as dividend cut hits shares

By Leo Marchandon Feb 27 (Reuters) - Belgian telecom operator Proximus said on Friday it would cut j...

27th February, 2026

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Finance

German rail operator and union reach wage agreement, averting strikes

BERLIN, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Germany's Deutsche Bahn and the GDL train drivers' union reached a wage a...

27th February, 2026

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Finance

Dollar set for first monthly gain since October; China hobbles yuan

By Amanda Cooper LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The dollar headed for its first monthly gain since Octob...

27th February, 2026

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Finance

TikTok returns to Albania after government-imposed ban

By Fatos Bytyci and Florion Goga TIRANA, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Social media platform TikTok is back in...

27th February, 2026

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Finance

Italy set for EU green light on public finances, but fiscal risks ahead

By Sara Rossi and Valentina Consiglio MILAN/ROME, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia...

27th February, 2026

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Finance

EU fast-tracks trade deal with South America's Mercosur, to France's chagrin

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The European Union will provisionally apply a cont...

27th February, 2026

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Finance

Ukraine may form joint ventures with allies to boost defences against ballistic missiles

By Max Hunder KYIV, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Ukraine is considering forming consortia with its allies to b...

27th February, 2026

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Finance

VW receives preliminary bids for diesel engine business Everllence at around $9.4 billion, sources say

By Andres Gonzalez, Alexander Hübner and Christina Amann LONDON/MUNICH/BERLIN Feb 27 (Reuters) - Vol...

27th February, 2026

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Finance

Analysis-Pakistan's Afghan salvo risks turning 'open war' into long crisis

By Ariba Shahid KARACHI, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Weeks after the Taliban's lightning offensive in 2021 wr...

27th February, 2026

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Finance

German inflation unexpectedly dips to 2% in February

By Rene Wagner and Matthias Williams BERLIN, Feb 27 (Reuters) - German inflation unexpectedly eased...

27th February, 2026