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...Christie’s had the better results in this season’s Modern and contemporary evening auctions in London, posting an overall £163.3mn (£196.7mn with fees) on March 7, while the previous evening Sotheby’s made...
...At the same time, the UN has convened 196 countries in Nairobi this week to negotiate over global biodiversity targets to be decided at a summit in December....
...Official data shows the number of government staff with full benefits was 46.5mn at the end of 2021, up 10 per cent from 2016....
...This article has been amended to reflect the correct number of Dutch casualties...
...A limited number are available at outlets including Harrods and Selfridges. Does wearing a scent dispensed from such a rarefied holder feel somehow different?...
...“Well Asia’s a big place and there are a significant number of climate risks we have mapped . . . having specificity matters a lot.”...
...The number of outstanding puts on the index has climbed to its highest level since June, outpacing the number of open call options — which would profit if the Vix rose — according to Bloomberg data....
...India has clocked a record number of daily infections, 69,196, more than any other country. Coronavirus is spreading far faster in Spain than in the rest of Europe....
...According to accounts on Companies House, Travelodge paid £196.4m in rent in 2018. The company declined to comment....
...On Wednesday, official data showed 196 Italians had died over the past 24 hours, the highest number in one day anywhere in the world — including China — since the spread of coronavirus began....
...The growth in contactless payments may also account for the rise in unclaimed balances. About 60 per cent of all pay as you go journeys are now made using contactless bank cards....
...But his latest deal, the acquisition of OppenheimerFunds in 2019, has not proceeded as hoped....
...Future-proof score: 8/10 Sales and distribution Remuneration for staff in sales and distribution roles accounts for 20 to 30 per cent of pay-related costs for many fund houses....
...The Philippines and India now account for the largest number of foreign nurses working in England....
...The number of M&A deals in the asset management industry jumped to a record 253 last year, according to Sandler O’Neill, but this is likely just the beginning of a long, profound bout of consolidation that...
...Concerns about money laundering pushed up the total, with the number of red flags increasing by 20 per cent, to 22,196....
...“There are multiple closings happening as a number of people are continuing to invest [in Grab],” the person said....
...That number has more than tripled to 628 b/d per rig....
...While this may be a self-serving argument by an industry under mounting pressure, investors say there are a growing number of odd shifts in the US stock market caused by ETF flows, with many starting to...
...A further 1,196 plots were converted from the strategic land bank, which in turn was replenished with an additional 1,101 plots....
...Mr Polman has been shifting the Anglo-Dutch group away from slow-growth food and into faster growing personal care, a segment which now accounts for 38 per cent of sales....
...The number of Russians, the second largest group, fell from 196 to 34 over the year, according to recent figures from the Home Office....
...Mr Brittin told the Public Accounts Committee: “I don’t have the figure but I’ll provide the figure privately, if it’s relevant to the committee to understand my salary.”...
...It’s a shocking fact that in 2016, half a billion women can’t read – twice the number of illiterate men....
...“For the doubling up of the postponed bonus, which is hard to detect in the annual report, the minimum hurdle should be at least €196....
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