Qatar Petroleum signs initial deals to boost local energy industry

DOHA, Feb 18 (Reuters): Qatar Petroleum signed preliminary deals worth more than 9.0 billion Qatari riyals ($2.47 billion) on Monday with oil services firms Schlumberger and Baker Hughes to boost the local energy industry.Qatar, the world's top liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter which is facing a trade boycott by some...

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Bottler Coca-Cola HBC buys Serbian confectionary firm Bambi

BELGRADE, Feb 18 (Reuters): Soft drink bottler Coca-Cola HBC said on Monday it would buy Serbian biscuit and confectionary maker Bambi for an enterprise value of 260 million euros ($294 million) from private equity investor Mid Europa Partners.The Swiss-based company, which bottles and sells Coca-Cola Co drinks in 28 countries,...

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Tokyo Steel to hold prices steady in March for third month

TOKYO, Feb 18 (Reuters): Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co Ltd, Japan's top electric-arc furnace steelmaker, said on Monday it would keep its steel product prices steady in March because of a softer overseas market and slow winter demand for local construction.This is the third straight month the company kept prices unchanged...

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