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EU petrol and diesel prices hit record highs this week, according to the European Commission. Refining margins—the cost of turning crude oil into fuel—are partly to blame, and prices could remain elevated as ECB experts tell Euronews that diesel margins are expected to peak only in October.
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Why Europe's competitiveness depends on governance reform — and on investing in people and leadership: a conversation with PMI's President for Europe, Massimo Andolina.
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easyJet cabin crew in Portugal voted on Thursday to stage strikes from 2 to 6 October and 19 to 23 December over working conditions and pay, with the action expected to affect operations at Lisbon, Porto and Faro airports.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to hold talks with US President Donald Trump in Washington next week, with an expiring trade truce, tens of billions in tariff relief and AI all on the table as both economies need the relationship to hold.
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UzNIF is preparing major telecoms, aviation, banking and energy companies for potential listings. Uztelecom is the most advanced candidate as governance reforms advance and efforts to attract new capital gather pace.
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Revolut is considering listing simultaneously in New York and London when it eventually goes public, its founder has stated, a plan that would keep the fintech partly at home while giving it access to the deeper American market it has long preferred.
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