Poor agriculture, slower financial services hit 2016 Tanzanian growth

DAR ES SALAAM, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Tanzania says its economy

probably grew at a less speedy rate than it had hoped last year,

slowed by poor-performing agriculture and less demand from its

big trading...

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Sterling heads higher after solid data

* Graphic: Trade-weighted sterling since Brexit vote http://tmsnrt.rs/2hwV9Hv

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GLOBAL MARKETS-Savaged dollar steadies ahead of Fed, stocks rise

LONDON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - World stocks made their first gain

in five days on Wednesday as the dollar steadied from turbulence

after the Trump administration accused Germany, Japan and China

of...

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UPDATE 1-GE to sell entire stake in S.Korea's Hyundai Card

SEOUL, Feb 1 (Reuters) - General Electric said on

Wednesday it has agreed to sell its 43 percent stake in South

Korean credit card firm Hyundai Card Co Ltd as the

U.S. industrial giant continues to...

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UPDATE 3-Competition stalls Roche margin growth; drugmaker commits to diabetes unit

* CEO sees continued rewards for innovation under Trump

(Recasts headline, adds analyst comment, adds division sales)

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Japan's Aso, Abe reject currency restrictions on trade pacts

TOKYO, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso

said on Wednesday that Japan does not intend to include

restrictions on currencies in future trade negotiations.

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UPDATE 2-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Feb. 1

Feb 1 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening 34 points

higher at 7,134 on Wednesday, according to financial bookmakers, with futures

up 0.5 percent ahead of the cash market open.

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