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Reuters - Sunday, November 22

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Iraq cabinet may not discuss oil deals next week
Reuters - Sunday, November 22
* Technical procedures not complete
Emirates NBD bank to consider bonds in Q1-CEO
Reuters - Sunday, November 22
* Bank had no borrowing plans this year
Iranian refinery to issue bonds worth 2.5 tln rials
Reuters - Sunday, November 22
* Iran seeks to boost gasoline production capacity
Deutsche Bahn, Qatar in 17 bln euro deal -minister
Reuters - Saturday, November 21
* Parties plan to sign deal on Sunday
CORRECTED - UPDATE 2-Turkey cbank sees 2010 inflation below target
Reuters - Saturday, November 21
(Corrects second paragraph to say Turkey 'had no plans' for capital controls, not 'had plans')
Average simple rate at 2-wk Turkish repo 6.62 pct
Reuters - Saturday, November 21
ISTANBUL, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Turkey's Central Bank injected 4.26 billion lira ($2.9 billion) into the market in a two-week repo auction on Friday at an average simple interest rate of 6.62 percent.
CNPC to expand Sudan refinery, swap oil block stakes
Reuters - Saturday, November 21
BEIJING, Nov 20 (Reuters) - State-owned China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) has signed agreements to expand the main refinery in Sudan and change stakes in an oil block in the African country, the Chinese firm said on Friday.
Turkish markets tumble on Ukraine fears
Reuters - Saturday, November 21
* Assets fall on wave of Ukraine-led risk aversion
Turkish c. bank says to hold 5 bln lira repo auction
Reuters - Saturday, November 21
ISTANBUL, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Turkey's central bank will hold a repo auction on Friday with a volume of 5 billion lira ($3.36 billion) and a maturity date of Dec. 4, bank data showed <CBTF>.
ASEAN chief pleas for bloc's 'centrality'
AFP - Friday, November 20
JAKARTA (AFP) - - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) must remain at the core of regional affairs despite competing visions for a new Asia-Pacific diplomatic framework, the bloc's chief said Friday.
Turkey - Factors to Watch on Nov 20
Reuters - Friday, November 20
ISTANBUL, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Here are press reports, news and events that could affect Turkish financial markets on Friday.
RPT-OECD upbeat on Australia, more cautious on NZ
Reuters - Friday, November 20
(Repeats item first sent Nov 19)
Sudan divestment measure fails at Putnam funds
Reuters - Friday, November 20
BOSTON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Shareholders of two funds run by Putnam Investments on Thursday became the latest to reject measures that urged divestment of investments in oil companies doing business in Sudan.
Statoil says U.S. drops probe into Iran case
Reuters - Friday, November 20
* Bribery case in Iran expired, criminal charges dropped
Turkey still in talks with IMF-economy minister
Reuters - Friday, November 20
* Turkey still in talks with the international lender
Australian economy lures offshore prop. investors
Reuters - Friday, November 20
* Deka Immobilien, Commerz Real eye Australian opportunities
Turkey visitor numbers flat in '09, revenues down
Reuters - Friday, November 20
ISTANBUL, Nov 19 (Reuters) - The Turkish hotels federation said on Thursday it expected 26.0-26.5 million people to have visited Turkey during 2009, little changed from last year, but with revenues down by 6-7 percent from last year's $22 billion.
Israel cenbank forex interventions risk inflation -OECD
Reuters - Friday, November 20
PARIS, Nov 19 (Reuters) - The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on Thursday said the Israeli central bank's foreign exchange interventions risk fuelling inflation and hurting policy credibility.
Australia approves Baotou stake in magnetite
AFP - Friday, November 20
SYDNEY (AFP) - - Australia has approved a bid by China's Baotou Iron and Steel to take a 40 million dollar (37 million US) stake in a magnetite project run by Centrex, the mining firm said Thursday.