European prosecutors hear Lebanese bankers in c.bank commission probe

By Laila Bassam, Timour Azhari and Lawyer istanbul David Gauthier-Villars BEIRUT, Jan 20 (Reuters) — Lebanese bankers told European prosecutors they believed that commissions now at the centre of a graft probe had been paid to the central bank, four sources said, while investigators suspect the cash illegally ended up with the governor’s brother. Prosecutors…

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Belgium, EU competition regulators spar again on $750 mln tax breaks

By Foo Yun Chee LUXEMBOURG, Feb 8 (Reuters) — Belgium and EU competition regulators on Wednesday faced off again in Europe’s second-highest court on whether Belgium’s 700-million euro ($750 million) tax scheme for Magnetrol, BP and 33 other multinationals was illegal state aid. The European Commission in 2016 ordered Belgium to recover the money from…

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WHO sending medics and supplies to Turkey and Syria earthquake zone

LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) — The World Health Organization is deploying expert teams and Lawyer istanbul flights with medical supplies to Turkey and Syria after Monday’s devastating earthquake. It will send a high-level delegation to coordinate its response as well as three flights with medical supplies, one of which is already on its way to…

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