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Lenders team may return to Athens in coming week as differences narrow

BRUSSELS, March 6 A team of international lenders from the euro zone and the International Monetary Fund is likely to return to Athens in the coming week to begin to finalise a review of reforms, paving the way for more loan payouts and debt relief talks, officials said.

Azeri oil output down 2.8 pct y/y to 3.5 mln T in Jan - stats committee source

REFILE-Carry trades at heart of China capital outflows -BIS

LONDON, March 6 Heavy outflows of capital from China have mainly been a result of the unwinding of carry trades aimed at benefiting from rising interest rates and an appreciating yuan, the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) said on Sunday.

Bankers jostle to be junior as UK accountability rules kick in

LONDON, March 6 New rules to hold bosses responsible for wrongdoing at British banks is deterring some bankers from taking on senior management roles and even prompting big-hitters to play down their own importance, say legal and compliance experts.

RPT-Oil's squeeze spreads from Gulf states to banks

DUBAI/DOHA, March 3 Low oil prices are forcing Gulf states to borrow to prop up their economies and are now taking their toll on the region's banks too, complicating their efforts to raise capital required by regulators.

UPDATE 1-India to study mergers of state-run banks in efficiency push

* India striving to reform state banking sector (Adds details, quotes)

UK's Osborne, eyes on Brexit vote, drops pensions reform plan

LONDON, March 5 British finance minister George Osborne has dropped plans for a pensions overhaul which had run into opposition in his Conservative Party, already split over the country's European Union membership referendum, media reports said.

Moody's warning highlights pressure on Russia to adapt to lower oil

MOSCOW, March 5 Russia needs to adapt its budget to lower oil prices, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Saturday after credit rating agency Moody's Investors Service warned Moscow it might downgrade the country's sovereign debt rating further into junk territory.

Moody's cuts outlooks for four Gulf states, lowers Bahrain to junk

DUBAI, March 5 Moody's Investors Service has cut its outlook for the debt ratings of Saudi Arabia and three other Gulf states while lowering Bahrain's rating to junk, citing concern over the impact of low oil prices on their finances.