[external] Citigroup co-investment bank head moving to Dubai - Reuters - Fri 6:08 am
NEW YORK, May 8 (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc , the largest U.S. bank, said on Thursday that Alberto Verme, a co-head of investment banking, will move to Dubai from London to help add business in the fast-growing Middle East.

[external] Pakistan's forex reserves fall to $12.256 bln - Reuters - Fri 5:11 am
KARACHI, May 8 (Reuters) - Pakistan's foreign reserves fell by $355 million to $12.256 billion in the week that ended on May 3, the central bank said on Thursday.

[external] Goldas says not to blame for low Turk gold imports - Reuters - Fri 4:30 am
LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - Turkey's leading gold importer, Goldas , said on Thursday a sharp fall in Turkish gold imports over the last two month was not due to its suspension of gold trading.

[external] Talbots 1st-qtr same-store sales fall 9.8 pct - Reuters - Fri 4:26 am
CHICAGO, May 8 (Reuters) - Talbots Inc on Thursday said first-quarter sales at stores open at least a year fell 9.8 percent and the women's clothing retailer reconfirmed its 2008 profit outlook.

[external] Oxus gets $150mln loan for Uzbekistan project - Reuters - Fri 4:06 am
LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - Oxus Gold Plc has obtained loan facilities worth $150 million to finance the development of its Amantaytau Goldfields project in Uzbekistan, the central Asia-focused gold miner said on Thursday.

[external] Tata Steel raises $480 million in local bond sale - Reuters - Fri 4:04 am
HONG KONG/MUMBAI, May 8 (Reuters) - Tata Steel Ltd said on Thursday it had raised 20 billion rupees ($480 million) in local currency bonds, as Indian companies continue to raise funds domestically to avoid more challenging global markets.

[external] Ping An will not issue A shrs for at least 6 mos - Reuters - Fri 4:02 am
HONG KONG, May 8 (Reuters) - Ping An Insurance , which plans an offering of local currency A shares, said on Thursday it will not issue new domestic shares for at least six months due to volatile capital markets in China.

[external] SocGen China fund arm's QDII fund draws weak demand - Reuters - Fri 3:51 am
SHANGHAI, May 8 (Reuters) - Societe Generale's China fund unit said on Thursday it had launched a new mutual fund for overseas capital market investments after raising 463 million yuan ($66 million) -- only 2.2 percent of its target.

[external] Russia Agri Bank roadshow to start May 12-source - Reuters - Fri 3:46 am
MOSCOW, May 8 (Reuters) - Russian state-run Agricultural bank plans to launch a marketing roadshow for its benchmark Eurobond issue on May 12, a banking source said on Thursday.

Earlier Headlines

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· [external] Turkish Garanti Bank secures 600 mln euro loan - Reuters - Fri 3:31 am
· [external] MOVES-Standard & Poor's, LGV Capital, Bank of Baroda - Reuters - Fri 2:53 am
· [external] China's E-Land shelves $369 mln Hong Kong IPO - Reuters - Fri 2:33 am
· [external] RLPC-Bank of Moscow signs increased $220 mln loan-banker - Reuters - Fri 2:22 am
· [external] Pakistani stocks end down on weakening rupee - Reuters - Fri 2:17 am
· [external] HSBC admits losing data of 159,000 account holders - Reuters - Fri 2:13 am
· [external] TABLE-Taiwan corporate results in April - Reuters - Fri 2:01 am
· [external] HSBC admits to losing data of 159,000 account holders - Reuters - Fri 1:54 am
· [external] HSBC's Indian insurance JV gets regulatory nod - Reuters - Fri 1:51 am
· [external] Thai Hot Stocks - energy shares, Siam City Bank, LPN, PTTCH - Reuters - Fri 1:44 am

· [external] Pakistan rupee hits record low on oil worries - Reuters - Fri 1:32 am
· [external] E-land pulls up to $369 mln HK IPO -sources - Reuters - Fri 1:23 am
· [external] New Issue-IFC adds 500 mln rand to 2009 bond - Reuters - Fri 1:17 am
· [external] Indian rupee decline due to global factors-cbank - Reuters - Fri 1:07 am
· [external] MBK, two others bid for Taiwan's Sunny Bank -source - Reuters - Fri 12:44 am
· [external] Pakistani rupee falls to record close vs dollar - Reuters - Fri 12:38 am
· [external] Australia's NAB launches asset-backed conduit - Reuters - Fri 12:36 am
· [external] Qatar state fund in SAfrica investment talks -paper - Reuters - Fri 12:07 am
· [external] AUSTRALIA/NZ CREDIT May 5 week-CBA securitises A$15.6 bln RMBS - Reuters - Fri 12:05 am
· [external] Russia may invest reserves in corporate bonds-c.bank - Reuters - Fri 12:03 am

· [external] Indonesia's Indika Energy launches $300 mln IPO - Reuters - Thu 11:46 pm
· [external] Australia's CBA securitises A$15.6 bln RMBS - Reuters - Thu 11:44 pm
· [external] Julius Baer rises on talk of StanChart bid -traders - Reuters - Thu 11:28 pm
· [external] Australia's Centro wins reprieve on maturing debt - Reuters - Thu 11:22 pm
· [external] M D Mallya appointed CMD of Bank of Baroda - Reuters - Thu 11:11 pm
· [external] AUSTRALIA/NZ CREDIT May 5 week-AMP prices A$350 mln 2011 bonds - Reuters - Thu 11:00 pm
· [external] Kuwait's KIA eyes more investments in China-paper - Reuters - Thu 10:58 pm
· [external] Malaysia says has flexibility to tackle inflation - Reuters - Thu 10:57 pm
· [external] Towa Bank-2007/08 group forecast - Reuters - Thu 10:57 pm
· [external] Singapore Hot Stocks-SembMarine up on Q1 profit, outlook - Reuters - Thu 10:49 pm