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Oil holds near highs as global supplies tighten

LONDON, Mar 21 (Reuters): Oil held near 2019 highs on Thursday, supported by tightening US stocks and declining output from key producers due to OPEC production cuts and US sanctions on Iran and Venezuela.International Brent crude oil futures were up 5 cents at $68.55 a barrel by 0915 GMT, having...

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CPTU provides e-GP training to Ethiopian team

For the first time in the history of public procurement in Bangladesh, the Central Procurement Technical Unit (CPTU) has provided four-day training on electronic government procurement (e-GP) to a foreign delegation at CPTU in the city, according to a press release.A nine-member Ethiopian e-GP team received the training from March...

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Boeing, FAA face pressure from US lawmakers

SINGAPORE, Mar 21 (Reuters): Pressure mounted on Boeing Co in Washington as US lawmakers called for executives to testify about two crashed 737 MAX jets, even as the world's biggest planemaker worked to return the grounded fleet to the skies.A Senate panel plans to schedule a hearing with Boeing at...

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Gold rises as Fed defers rate hikes

BENGALURU, Mar 21 (Reuters): Gold climbed to a three-week peak on Thursday as the US Federal Reserve ruled out chances of any interest rate hike this year, while a surprise cut in US growth forecast added to concerns on global economic slowdown.Palladium hit a record high on prolonged supply deficit...

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