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Aegon, Ranbaxy Promoter to set up insurance, asset management venture in India AMSTERDAM (AFX) - Aegon NV said it and Ranbaxy Promoter Group have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly enter the insurance and asset management markets in India. 2006-07-07 07:42:01 China loans slowly shifting to countryside, non-farm sector - ADB BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) says its development loans and grants to China are beginning to focus more on rural development, with the non-farm tertiary sector taking an rising share of capital. 2006-07-07 07:33:34 HK Mortgage Corp rating outlook raised to 'positive' from 'stable' - Moody's HONG KONG (XFN-ASIA) - Moody's Investors Service said it has upgraded its outlook for Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation's (HKMC) 'Aa3' long-term local and foreign currency debt ratings to 'positive' from 'stable'. 2006-07-07 07:17:53 HSBC, Hang Seng Bank 'A1' foreign currency rating on review for upgrade -Moody's HONG KONG (XFN-ASIA) - Moody's Investors Service said it has placed the constrained 'A1' foreign currency deposit ratings of HSBC plc units Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp and Hang Seng Bank Ltd on review for possible upgrade. 2006-07-07 07:03:55 BME max retail IPO price set at 33.5 eur/shr, top of indicative range MADRID (AFX) - Bolsas y Mercados Espanoles said it has set the maximum price for the retail tranche of its IPO at 33.5 eur/shr, the top end of its 26.30-33.50 eur per share indicative price. 2006-07-07 06:50:50 Standard Life shares set to be priced at up to 230 pence - report LONDON (AFX) - Shares in Standard Life are expected to be priced at the upper end of a 225-230 pence range ahead of Monday's flotation and demutualisation, valuing the life assurer at about 4.5 bln stg, according to The Financial Times. 2006-07-07 06:30:46 Spain's BME IPO price set at 33.5 eur/shr, maximum of indicative range MADRID (AFX) - Bolsas y Mercados Espanoles said it has set the final price for the retail tranche of its IPO at 33.5 eur/ shr, the top end of its 26.30-33.50 eur per share indicative price. 2006-07-07 05:50:37 China CCB, BOC, ICBC, ABC rating outlooks revised to positive - Moody's BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - Moody's Investors Service said it has revised the rating outlooks on China's policy banks and state-controlled commercial banks to positive from stable, in line with the outlook changes to China's long-term foreign currency sovereign rating. 2006-07-07 01:22:48 Mizuho Bank to raise rates on 3-mth, 6-mth time deposits - report TOKYO (XFN-ASIA) - Mizuho Bank Ltd plans to hike interest rates on three-month and six-month time deposits from 0.02 pct to 0.06 pct, and from 0.02 pct to 0.1 pct, respectively, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported, without citing sources. 2006-07-07 01:07:17 China Southern Airlines signs contract to buy 50 planes from Airbus BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - China Southern Airlines Co Ltd (SHA 600029; HK 1055; ADR ZNH), the country's largest carrier by fleet size, said it has signed a contract to buy 50 A320 aircraft from Airbus. 2006-07-07 00:32:21 Greece's NBG raises over 3 bln eur in share issue ATHENS (XFN-ASIA) - The National Bank of Greece said that it had raised more than 3 bln eur via a share issue intended to finance the acquisition of Turkey's Finansbank. For more information and to contact AFX: www.afxnews.com and www.afxpress.com Neither the Subscriber nor AFX News warrants the completeness or accuracy of the Service or the suitability of the Service as a trading aid and neither accepts any liability for losses howsoever incurred. The content on this site, including news, quotes, data and other information, is provided by AFX News and its third party content providers for your personal information only, and neither AFX News nor its third party content providers shall be liable for any errors, inaccuracies or delays in content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon.
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